# interfering vs intervening

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### interfering
*noun · frequency rank #14,345*
interference

### intervening
*adjective · frequency rank #18,860*
That intervenes or mediates.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interfering-vs-intervening