Intervention

[ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Intervention” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,265. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,265
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eingreifen einer bisher unbeteiligten Partei in einen Konflikt

Corpus desk

Index DE-intervention · Intervention · German

Intervention · rank #11,265 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,265
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH inszeniert

Nearest frequency peer: inszeniert (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Intervention“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Intervention“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Intervention vs Interventionen
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Intervention
PropertyValue
HeadwordIntervention
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#11,265
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Intervention“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Interventionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „inszeniert“ (#11,264), „Inschrift“ (#11,263), „kapiert“ (#11,267). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Intervention“ bei #11,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Intervention (IPA [ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,265 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Intervention, with forms such as "inetrvention", "inntervention", and "interevntion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Interventionen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Intervention, spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-E-N-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eingreifen einer bisher unbeteiligten Partei in einen Konflikt
  2. 2
    gezielter Eingriff der verantwortlichen Person (zum Beispiel Therapeut oder Lehrer), um Gefahr oder Störungen zu verhindern oder die Folgen abzumildern
  3. 3
    Eingreifen und dabei eine bestimmte Meinung vorbringen, sich für etwas einsetzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Intervention appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Intervention der UNO in Ruanda war ohne Erfolg.
  2. „Die Niederlage der athenischen Flotte im Nildelta gegen persische Schiffe beendet die griechische Intervention im ägyptischen Aufstand.“

Synonyms

EingreifenEingriffEinschreitenIntervenieren

Antonyms

BeratungSelbstregulierung

This word in other languages

intervention(English)intervención(Español)intervention(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrvention
  • inntervention
  • interevntion
  • interrvention
  • interveniton
  • intervenntion
  • interventino
  • interventionn
  • interventoin
  • interventtion
  • intervetnion
  • intervnetion
  • intervvention
  • intevrention
  • intrevention
  • inttervention
  • itnervention
  • nitervention

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Intervention - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetrvention2inntervention1interevntion2interrvention1interveniton2intervenntion1interventino2interventionn1
Edit distance from "Intervention"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Intervention"?
"Intervention" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-E-N-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Intervention" mean?
As a noun, "Intervention" means: Eingreifen einer bisher unbeteiligten Partei in einen Konflikt
What words are commonly confused with "Intervention"?
"Intervention" is commonly confused with "Interventionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Intervention"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Intervention" is [ɪntɐvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Intervention" come from?
"Intervention" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Intervention", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Gruppierungen18 variantsBesprechung18 variantsbeeindrucken18 variantsAufzeichnung18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list