Which to use
“Intervention” and “Interventionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,265
- “Intervention” frequency rank
- #22,387
- “Interventionen” frequency rank
- 33652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Intervention | Interventionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eingreifen einer bisher unbeteiligten Partei in einen Konflikt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Intervention |
Where the eye mixes Intervention and Interventionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Intervention and Interventionen
A purely visual mix-up. Intervention ([ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Interventionen ([ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːnən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Intervention” sits inside “Interventionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Intervention is recorded at frequency rank #11,265, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]. Interventionen is at rank #22,387, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːnən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 33652, this pair ranks #1,681,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Intervention vs Interventionen
Shared letters: einortv. Private to "Intervention": -. Private to "Interventionen": -.
"Intervention" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVC · "Interventionen" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Intervention ← inetrvention · inntervention · interevntion · interrvention · interveniton · intervenntion · interventino · interventionn
- Interventionen ← inetrventionen · innterventionen · interevntionen · interrventionen · intervenitonen · intervenntionen · interventinoen · interventioenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Intervention" and "Interventionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Intervention" or "Interventionen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Intervention" and "Interventionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Intervention" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Interventionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,681,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,681,074 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.