interdire

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“interdire” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,682 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#4,682
frequency rank, French
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Défendre quelque chose à quelqu’un, ne pas lui permettre par une décision d'autorité.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

interdire vs interdit
78% similar
interdire vs interdis
78% similar
interdire vs interdite
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for interdire
PropertyValue
Headwordinterdire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,682
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interdire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). interdire lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for interdire is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,682 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for interdire, with forms such as "inetrdire", "innterdire", and "intedrire". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "interdit", "interdis", "interdite", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is interdire, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Défendre quelque chose à quelqu’un, ne pas lui permettre par une décision d'autorité.
  2. 2
    Défendre à un ecclésiastique l’exercice des ordres sacrés, ou à tout ecclésiastique la célébration des sacrements et du service divin dans les lieux marqués par la sentence.
  3. 3
    Défendre à quelqu’un, temporairement ou pour toujours, de continuer l’exercice de ses fonctions.
  4. 4
    Ôter à quelqu’un la libre disposition de ses biens, et même de sa personne.
  5. 5
    Empêcher.
  6. 6
    Étonner, troubler quelqu’un, en sorte qu’il ne sache ce qu’il dit ni ce qu’il fait.
  7. 7
    S'empêcher, se défendre.

Synonyms

prohiberdéfendre

Antonyms

autoriserpermettre

This word in other languages

forbid(English)prohibir(Español)verbieten(Deutsch)proibir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrdire,innterdire,intedrire,interddire,interdier,interdirre,interdrie,interidre,interrdire,intredire,intterdire,itnerdire,niterdire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interdire - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inetrdire2innterdire1intedrire2interddire1interdier2interdirre1interdrie2interidre2
Edit distance from "interdire"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interdire"?
"interdire" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\.
What does "interdire" mean?
As a verb, "interdire" means: Défendre quelque chose à quelqu’un, ne pas lui permettre par une décision d'autorité.
What words are commonly confused with "interdire"?
"interdire" is commonly confused with "interdit", "interdis", "interdite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interdire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interdire" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interdire" come from?
"interdire" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “interdire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-E-R-D-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “interdit” - see the side-by-side comparison. interdire vs interdit
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list