interpeller

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“interpeller” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,173. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,173
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adresser la parole, d’une façon plus ou moins brusque, à quelqu’un pour lui demander quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-interpeller · interpeller · French

interpeller · rank #20,173 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,173
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH insuffisantes

Nearest frequency peer: insuffisantes (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « interpeller »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « interpeller » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

interpeller vs interpellés
82% similar
interpeller vs interpelle
91% similar
interpeller vs interpellée
82% similar

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

Key facts for interpeller
PropertyValue
Headwordinterpeller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,173
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « interpeller »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.interpellerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « insuffisantes » (#20,172), « intrinsèque » (#20,174), « insoutenable » (#20,171). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « interpeller » est au #20,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around interpeller (IPA \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,173 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for interpeller, with forms such as "inetrpeller", "innterpeller", and "intepreller". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "interpellés", "interpelle", "interpellée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is interpeller, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-E-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adresser la parole, d’une façon plus ou moins brusque, à quelqu’un pour lui demander quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Susciter une réflexion ; provoquer un avis.
  3. 3
    Sommer un témoin ou une des parties de s’expliquer sur la vérité ou la fausseté d’un fait.
  4. 4
    Demander à un ministre de s’expliquer sur un acte de son administration, demander au gouvernement de s’expliquer sur sa politique.
  5. 5
    Poser (à un individu) une ou des questions précises au cours d’une enquête, d’un contrôle de police et, éventuellement, mettre en état d’arrestation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how interpeller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’un des membres de la Société interpella le président sur la question de savoir si le docteur Fergusson ne serait pas officiellement présenté.
  2. Comme mon guide me conduit à la buanderie commune, une rougeaude aux manches retroussées l’interpelle, élève la voix, dénonce des injustices.

This word in other languages

question(English)interpelar(Español)interpellieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrpeller
  • innterpeller
  • intepreller
  • interepller
  • interpelelr
  • interpeler
  • interpellerr
  • interpellre
  • interpleler
  • interppeller
  • interrpeller
  • intrepeller
  • intterpeller
  • itnerpeller
  • niterpeller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interpeller - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inetrpeller2innterpeller1intepreller2interepller2interpelelr2interpeler1interpellerr1interpellre2
Edit distance from "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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interpeller"?
"interpeller" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-E-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\.
What does "interpeller" mean?
As a verb, "interpeller" means: Adresser la parole, d’une façon plus ou moins brusque, à quelqu’un pour lui demander quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "interpeller"?
"interpeller" is commonly confused with "interpellés", "interpelle", "interpellée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interpeller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interpeller" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interpeller" come from?
"interpeller" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interpeller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intrinsèque#20,174inéluctable#20,175moyennement#20,201multipliant#20,202

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

manquement15 variantsmodérateur15 variantsmécontent15 variantsorphelinat15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list