interrègne

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ʁɛɲ\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ʁɛɲ\/ noun

The verdict

“interrègne” is uncommon French (frequency #83,974 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,974
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Intervalle de temps pendant lequel il n’y a pas de roi, en parlant d’une royauté (ou d’empereur pour un empire), soit héréditaire, soit élective.

Corpus desk

Index FR-interregne · interrègne · French

interrègne · rank #83,974 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,974
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 142,603
  • PHOTO-FINISH interpeler

Nearest frequency peer: interpeler (-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 “interrègne”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “interrègne” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for interrègne
PropertyValue
Headwordinterrègne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ʁɛɲ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,974
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interrègne” 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). interrègne lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interrègne is uncommon French at frequency #83,974 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ʁɛɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for interrègne in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is interrègne, spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-È-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intervalle de temps pendant lequel il n’y a pas de roi, en parlant d’une royauté (ou d’empereur pour un empire), soit héréditaire, soit élective.
  2. 2
    Intervalle de temps pendant lequel tout poste de direction demeure vacant.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interrègne"?
"interrègne" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-È-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ʁɛɲ\.
What does "interrègne" mean?
As a noun, "interrègne" means: Intervalle de temps pendant lequel il n’y a pas de roi, en parlant d’une royauté (ou d’empereur pour un empire), soit héréditaire, soit élective.
How do you pronounce "interrègne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interrègne" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ʁɛɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interrègne" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interrègne", 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list