interdépartemental
\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal\
The verdict
“interdépartemental” is uncommon French (frequency #94,921 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,921
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a lieu entre plusieurs départements.
Corpus desk
Index FR-interdepartemental · interdépartemental · French
interdépartemental · rank #94,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,921
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH intercalés
Nearest frequency peer: intercalés (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangs de longue queue près de « interdépartemental »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- injustifiab…
injustifiables
5,083 corpus weight
- inspired
inspired
5,082 corpus weight
- intercalés
intercalés
5,081 corpus weight
- interdépart…
interdépartemental
5,080 corpus weight
- interrogate…
interrogateurs
5,079 corpus weight
- interrégion…
interrégionales
5,078 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « interdépartemental » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interdépartemental |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #94,921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « interdépartemental » en français
Rare enough to double-check
interdépartemental is uncommon French at frequency #94,921 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a lieu entre plusieurs départements.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for interdépartemental, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is interdépartemental, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-É-P-A-R-T-E-M-E-N-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui a lieu entre plusieurs départements.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interdépartemental appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sous la direction de Jean-David Desforges, le Service archéologique interdépartemental des Yvelines et des Hauts-de-Seine (S.A.I. 78-92) a mené depuis la mi-septembre des fouilles préventives dans l’ancienne caserne construite entre 1825 et 1827 pour accueillir des gardes du roi Charles X.
Explications de Reynald Belot, responsable du district de Remiremont à la direction interdépartementale des routes, qui s'étend de Bayon (54) à Besançon (25).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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