Which to use
“Interview” and “Interviews” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,484
- “Interview” frequency rank
- #4,998
- “Interviews” frequency rank
- 6482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Interview | Interviews |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Befragung mit dem Ziel, von dem/den Befragten Informationen oder Ansichten in Erfahrung zu bringen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Interview |
Where the eye mixes Interview and Interviews
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Interview and Interviews
A purely visual mix-up. Interview ([ˈɪntɐvjuː]) and Interviews ([ˈɪntɐvjuːs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Interview” sits inside “Interviews”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6482, 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]. Interviews is at rank #4,998, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪntɐvjuːs].
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 6482, this pair ranks #1,991,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Interview vs Interviews
Shared letters: einrtvw. Private to "Interview": -. Private to "Interviews": s.
"Interview" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "Interviews" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Interview ← inetrview · innterview · interivew · interrview · interveiw · intervieww · interviwe · intervview
- Interviews ← inetrviews · innterviews · interivews · interrviews · interveiws · interviesw · interviewss · interviewws
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Interview" and "Interviews" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Interview" vs "Interviews" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "Interviews" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Interview" and "Interviews" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Interviewer vs Interviews". 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 #1,991,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.