Interview

[ˈɪntɐvjuː]

/[ˈɪntɐvjuː]/ noun

The verdict

“Interview” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,484 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,484
frequency rank, German
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Befragung mit dem Ziel, von dem/den Befragten Informationen oder Ansichten in Erfahrung zu bringen

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)

Where “Interview” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Interview lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Interview is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪntɐvjuː]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,484 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

This word in other languages

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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Using “Interview”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-T-E-R-V-I-E-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɪntɐvjuː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Interviews” - see the side-by-side comparison. Interview vs Interviews
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list