interrupteur

/\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.tœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“interrupteur” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #22,906 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#22,906
frequency rank, French
12
letters
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Personne qui interrompt une personne qui parle.

Key facts for interrupteur
PropertyValue
Headwordinterrupteur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.tœʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#22,906
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interrupteur” 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). interrupteur lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for interrupteur is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.tœʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #22,906 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for interrupteur, with forms such as "inetrrupteur", "innterrupteur", and "interrputeur". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "interrupteurs", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is interrupteur, spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-U-P-T-E-U-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui interrompt une personne qui parle.
  2. 2
    Dispositif qui a pour but d’interrompre un circuit électrique et le passage du courant.
  3. 3
    Tout dispositif permettant de fermer ou d’ouvrir un courant.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrrupteur,innterrupteur,interrputeur,interrupetur,interruppteur,interrupteru,interrupteurr,interruptteur,interruptuer,interrutpeur,interupteur,interurpteur,intrerupteur,intterrupteur,itnerrupteur,niterrupteur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "interrupteur"

inetrrupteur2innterrupteur1interrputeur2interrupetur2interruppteur1interrupteru2interrupteurr1interruptteur1
Edit distance from "interrupteur"

Frequency rank: #22,906 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interrupteur"?
"interrupteur" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-U-P-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.tœʁ\.
What does "interrupteur" mean?
As a noun, "interrupteur" means: Personne qui interrompt une personne qui parle.
What words are commonly confused with "interrupteur"?
"interrupteur" is commonly confused with "interrupteurs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interrupteur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interrupteur" is \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interrupteur" come from?
"interrupteur" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “interrupteur”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-E-R-R-U-P-T-E-U-R — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “interrupteurs” — see the side-by-side comparison. interrupteur vs interrupteurs
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.