interviewenvsinterviewtTell them apart

Which to use

“interviewen” and “interviewt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,443
“interviewen” frequency rank
#22,027
“interviewt” frequency rank
61470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interviewen interviewt
Definition ein Interview mit jemandem führen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs interviewen

Where the eye mixes interviewen and interviewt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
interviewen
10 ch
interviewt

Visual trap between interviewen and interviewt

A purely visual mix-up. interviewen ([ɪntɐˈvjuːən]) and interviewt ([ɪntɐˈvjuːt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interviewen is recorded at frequency rank #39,443, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪntɐˈvjuːən]. interviewt is at rank #22,027, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪntɐˈvjuːt].

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 61470, this pair ranks #748,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of interviewen vs interviewt

Shared letters: einrtvw. Private to "interviewen": -. Private to "interviewt": -.

"interviewen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC  ·  "interviewt" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intervieweninetrviewen · innterviewen · interivewen · interrviewen · interveiwen · intervieewn · interviewenn · interviewne
  • interviewtinetrviewt · innterviewt · interivewt · interrviewt · interveiwt · intervietw · interviewtt · interviewwt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interviewen" and "interviewt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɪntɐˈvjuːən] versus [ɪntɐˈvjuːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "interviewen" or "interviewt" show up more?
"interviewt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,027 in our German list, against #39,443 for "interviewen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interviewen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interviewt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #748,574 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interviewen" and "interviewt" 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 #748,574 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list