interim

/\ˈɪn.tə.ɹɪm\/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,024

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

interim is anFrenchadj. It means: Provisoire, temporaire. Pronounced \ˈɪn.tə.ɹɪm\. Often confused with interné and inter.

Key facts for interim
PropertyValue
Headwordinterim
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\ˈɪn.tə.ɹɪm\
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,024
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of interim in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for interim is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈɪn.tə.ɹɪm\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,024 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Provisoire, temporaire.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for interim, with forms such as "inetrim", "innterim", and "inteirm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "interné", "inter", "INSERM", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is interim, spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provisoire, temporaire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrim,innterim,inteirm,interimm,intermi,interrim,intreim,intterim,itnerim,niterim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for interim

Misspelling Variants of "interim"

inetrim7innterim8inteirm7interimm8intermi7interrim8intreim7intterim8
Misspelling Variants of "interim"

Frequency rank: #32,024 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interim"?
"interim" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɪn.tə.ɹɪm\.
What does "interim" mean?
As an adj, "interim" means: Provisoire, temporaire.
What words are commonly confused with "interim"?
"interim" is commonly confused with "interné", "inter", "INSERM". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interim" is \ˈɪn.tə.ɹɪm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interim" come from?
"interim" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.