Which to use
“Interview” is a noun and “interviewen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,484
- “Interview” frequency rank
- #39,443
- “interviewen” frequency rank
- 40927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Interview | interviewen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Befragung mit dem Ziel, von dem/den Befragten Informationen oder Ansichten in Erfahrung zu bringen | ein Interview mit jemandem führen |
Where the eye mixes Interview and interviewen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Interview vs interviewen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Interview is [ˈɪntɐvjuː] while interviewen is [ɪntɐˈvjuːən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Interview” sits inside “interviewen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Interview is recorded at frequency rank #1,484, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪntɐvjuː]. interviewen is at rank #39,443, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪntɐˈvjuːən].
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 40927, this pair ranks #1,494,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Interview vs interviewen
Shared letters: einrtvw. Private to "Interview": -. Private to "interviewen": -.
"Interview" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "interviewen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Interview ← inetrview · innterview · interivew · interrview · interveiw · intervieww · interviwe · intervview
- interviewen ← inetrviewen · innterviewen · interivewen · interrviewen · interveiwen · intervieewn · interviewenn · interviewne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Interview" and "interviewen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Interview" vs "interviewen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Interview" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interviewen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,494,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Interview" and "interviewen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interviewen vs Interviewer". Nearby pair
- 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 #1,494,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.