Interview

[ˈɪntɐvjuː]

/[ˈɪntɐvjuː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Interview” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,484
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Befragung mit dem Ziel, von dem/den Befragten Informationen oder Ansichten in Erfahrung zu bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-interview · Interview · German

Interview · rank #1,484 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,484
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH hingegen

Nearest frequency peer: hingegen (-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 „Interview“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Interview“ 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).

Interview vs Interviews
90% similar
Interview vs interviewt
80% similar
Interview vs interviewen
73% similar

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

Key facts for Interview
PropertyValue
HeadwordInterview
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪntɐvjuː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,484
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Interview“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Interviewliegt 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: „hingegen“ (#1,483), „Kamera“ (#1,485), „Halle“ (#1,482). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Interview“ bei #1,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Interview (IPA [ˈɪntɐvjuː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,484 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Befragung mit dem Ziel, von dem/den Befragten Informationen oder Ansichten in Erfahrung zu bringen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Interview, with forms such as "inetrview", "innterview", and "interivew". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Interviews", "interviewt", "interviewen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Interview, spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-I-E-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Befragung mit dem Ziel, von dem/den Befragten Informationen oder Ansichten in Erfahrung zu bringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Fragen, die der Journalist während des Interviews stellen möchte, hat er sich vorher notiert.
  2. Interviews gibt es nicht nur im Journalismus, sondern auch in der Marktforschung und in anderen Bereichen.

This word in other languages

interview(English)entrevista(Español)entrevue(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrview
  • innterview
  • interivew
  • interrview
  • interveiw
  • intervieww
  • interviwe
  • intervview
  • intevriew
  • intreview
  • intterview
  • itnerview
  • niterview

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetrview2innterview1interivew2interrview1interveiw2intervieww1interviwe2intervview1
Edit distance from "Interview"

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 "Interview"?
"Interview" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-I-E-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪntɐvjuː].
What does "Interview" mean?
As a noun, "Interview" means: Befragung mit dem Ziel, von dem/den Befragten Informationen oder Ansichten in Erfahrung zu bringen
What words are commonly confused with "Interview"?
"Interview" is commonly confused with "Interviews", "interviewt", "interviewen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Interview"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Interview" is [ˈɪntɐvjuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Interview" come from?
"Interview" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geschehen#1,480entstehen#1,475allgemein#1,501bestimmte#1,502

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

wünschen13 variantsWolfgang13 variantsentdeckt13 variantsschützen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list