Which to use
“interfered” and “interred” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,123
- “interfered” frequency rank
- #37,519
- “interred” frequency rank
- 59642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interfered | interred |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of interfere | simple past and past participle of inter |
Letter map: interfered vs interred
Shared letters muted; letters that set interfered and interred apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Corpus notes: interfered and interred
interfered and interred are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interfered is recorded at frequency rank #22,123, classified as averb, pronounced /ˌɪntɚˈfɪɹd/. interred is at rank #37,519, tagged as averb.
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 59642, this pair ranks #104,953 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interfered vs interred
Shared letters: deinrt. Private to "interfered": f. Private to "interred": -.
"interfered" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "interred" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interfered ← inetrfered · innterfered · intefrered · interefred · interfeerd · interferde · interferedd · interferred
- interred ← inetrred · innterred · intered · intererd · interrde · interredd · intrered · intterred
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interfered" for "interred" ever safe?
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What to do next
Pair "interfered" vs "interred" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "interfered" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interred" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,953 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interfered" and "interred" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intercede vs interred". 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 #104,953 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.