interpeler
\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\
The verdict
“interpeler” is uncommon French (frequency #83,973 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,973
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique du verbe interpeller.
Corpus desk
Index FR-interpeler · interpeler · French
interpeler · rank #83,973 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,973
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 142,603
- PHOTO-FINISH instruisez
Nearest frequency peer: instruisez (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “interpeler”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- inintelligi…
inintelligible
16,031 corpus weight
- instruisez
instruisez
16,029 corpus weight
- interpeler
interpeler
16,028 corpus weight
- interrègne
interrègne
16,027 corpus weight
- intolérances
intolérances
16,026 corpus weight
- intrépidité
intrépidité
16,025 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “interpeler” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interpeler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #83,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “interpeler” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
interpeler is uncommon French at frequency #83,973 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique du verbe interpeller.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for interpeler, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is interpeler, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-E-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique du verbe interpeller.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interpeler", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.