interpolation

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“interpolation” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,163
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’interpoler ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-interpolation · interpolation · French

interpolation · rank #49,163 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,163
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH international…

Nearest frequency peer: internationaliste (-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 « interpolation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « interpolation » 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).

interpolation vs interrogation
85% similar
interpolation vs interpellation
86% similar

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

Key facts for interpolation
PropertyValue
Headwordinterpolation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#49,163
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « interpolation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).interpolationse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « internationaliste » (#49,162), « interrogez » (#49,164), « intensifient » (#49,161). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « interpolation » est au #49,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around interpolation (IPA \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,163 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for interpolation, with forms such as "inetrpolation", "innterpolation", and "inteprolation". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "interrogation", "interpellation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is interpolation, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-O-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’interpoler ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Action d’interpoler ou résultat de cette action.
  3. 3
    Action d’interpoler ou résultat de cette action.
  4. 4
    Action d’interpoler ou résultat de cette action.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du reste, les variantes et les interpolations sont fréquentes dans ces chansons ; chaque province possédait une version différente.
  2. Le texte que j’ai suivi n’est pas de la main du diacre Georges. Je ne sais s’il est complet. Je prévois qu’on signalera des lacunes et des interpolations.

This word in other languages

interpolation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrpolation
  • innterpolation
  • inteprolation
  • interoplation
  • interploation
  • interpoaltion
  • interpolaiton
  • interpolatino
  • interpolationn
  • interpolatoin
  • interpolattion
  • interpollation
  • interpoltaion
  • interppolation
  • interrpolation
  • intrepolation
  • intterpolation
  • itnerpolation
  • niterpolation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interpolation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetrpolation2innterpolation1inteprolation2interoplation2interploation2interpoaltion2interpolaiton2interpolatino2
Edit distance from "interpolation"

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 "interpolation"?
"interpolation" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-O-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "interpolation" mean?
As a noun, "interpolation" means: Action d’interpoler ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "interpolation"?
"interpolation" is commonly confused with "interrogation", "interpellation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interpolation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interpolation" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interpolation" come from?
"interpolation" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

contraignent19 variantsrocambolesque19 variantssingularités19 variantstransversaux19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list