interstício

/ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈʃti.sju/

//ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈʃti.sju// noun

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The verdict

“interstício” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,941 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,941
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - intervalo entre as partes de um todo

Key facts for interstício
PropertyValue
Headwordinterstício
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈʃti.sju/
Letters11
Frequency rank#92,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interstício” sits in Portuguese 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). interstício lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

interstício is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,941 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈʃti.sju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for interstício, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is interstício, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-T-Í-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    intervalo entre as partes de um todo
  2. 2
    tempo mínimo que um funcionário precisa permanecer em uma posição hierárquica para ser considerado para promoção para cargo superior
  3. 3
    pequena área, orifício ou espaço existente na estrutura de um órgão ou tecido orgânico
  4. 4
    intervalo de no mínimo 11 horas de descanso entre um turno de trabalho e outro
  5. 5
    ramo que surge em função de uma inovação no mercado, sendo uma das formas de crescimento para as firmas

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interstício"?
"interstício" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-T-Í-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈʃti.sju/.
What does "interstício" mean?
As a noun, "interstício" means: intervalo entre as partes de um todo
How do you pronounce "interstício"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interstício" is /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈʃti.sju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interstício" come from?
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Using “interstício”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-T-E-R-S-T-Í-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈʃti.sju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list