intersticial
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.teʁs.t͡ʃi.siˈaw/
intersticial is spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-T-I-C-I-A-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intersticial is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “interstitial (of, relating to or situated in an interstice)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a interstício”.
What does intersticial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineinterstitial (of, relating to or situated in an interstice)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a interstício
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of intersticial
- intersticiais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intersticial?
- Brazil /ĩ.teʁs.t͡ʃi.siˈaw/
- Brazil [ĩ.tehs.t͡ʃi.siˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /ĩ.teʁs.t͡ʃiˈsjaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intersticial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intersticial in Portuguese?
intersticial appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).