interior

\ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪə\

/\ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪə\/ adj

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The verdict

“interior” is an uncommon French word, ranked #56,679 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#56,679
frequency rank, French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Intérieur.

Key facts for interior
PropertyValue
Headwordinterior
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪə\
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,679
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interior” 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). interior 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 interior is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪə\. Corpus data places it at rank #56,679 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for interior, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is interior, spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intérieur.
  2. 2
    Interne.

Synonyms

internalinnerinternal

Antonyms

exterior

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 "interior"?
"interior" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪə\.
What does "interior" mean?
As an adjective, "interior" means: Intérieur.
How do you pronounce "interior"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interior" is \ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interior" come from?
"interior" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “interior”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-E-R-I-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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