Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interchange

/ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-change
IPA: /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to switch (each of two things)

Transitive verb

verb

to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange

Transitive verb

verb

to swap or change places

Intransitive verb

verb

to alternate; to intermingle or vary

Transitive verb

verb

To act as or carry out an interchange (noun, senses 2, 3).

noun

An act of interchanging.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A highway junction in which traffic may change from one road to another without crossing a stream of traffic.

Countable

noun

A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.

Countable

Example Sentences

"to interchange places"
"I shall interchange / My waned state for Henry's regal crown."
"The poem is written in an alef-lamed, bet-nun acrostic form. This is a formula of permutation of letters wherein the first interchanges with the twelfth, the second with the thirteenth, etc."
"to interchange cares with pleasures"
"But those 13 miles go through central London, and where the Underground interchanges with Crossrail, its own stations will be boosted and glamorised, especially at Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road."
"The expectation is that about one-third of passengers will choose to interchange at Old Oak, while two-thirds will prefer to travel on to Euston."

Etymology

From Old French entrechange, by surface analysis, inter- + change.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: entrechange

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/
British English: /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

interchanges (present, singular) interchanging (participle, present) interchanged (participle, past) interchanged (past) interchanges (plural)

Derived Forms

preinterchange

Phrases

cloverleaf interchange directional interchange electronic data interchange partial cloverleaf interchange single-point urban interchange stack interchange system interchange transport interchange

Synonyms

exchange swap trade mix reciprocation give-and-take tack switch alternate flip flip-flop

Antonyms

outerchange

Rhymes With

change range long-range exchange strange arrange grange rearrange ange mange estrange downrange

Questions

How do you pronounce interchange?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/.
What does interchange mean?: to switch (each of two things)
Where does interchange come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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