Which to use
“interrogate” is a verb and “interrogator” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,873
- “interrogate” frequency rank
- #48,295
- “interrogator” frequency rank
- 81168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interrogate | interrogator |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner. | One who interrogates; a person who asks questions, especially one who is adversarial. |
Letter map: interrogate vs interrogator
Shared letters muted; letters that set interrogate and interrogator apart highlighted. Shared run: 10.
Grammar separator: interrogate vs interrogator
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: interrogate is averb and interrogatoranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interrogate is recorded at frequency rank #32,873, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈtɛɹ.ə.ɡeɪt/. interrogator is at rank #48,295, tagged as anoun.
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 81168, this pair ranks #18,244 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interrogate vs interrogator
Shared letters: aeginort. Private to "interrogate": -. Private to "interrogator": -.
"interrogate" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV · "interrogator" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interrogate ← inetrrogate · innterrogate · interogate · interorgate · interrgoate · interroagte · interrogaet · interrogatte
- interrogator ← inetrrogator · innterrogator · interogator · interorgator · interrgoator · interroagtor · interrogaotr · interrogatorr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interrogate" and "interrogator" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "interrogate" or "interrogator" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "interrogate" and "interrogator".
- Full dictionary entry for "interrogate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interrogator" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,244 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interrogate" and "interrogator" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interrogation vs interrogator". 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 #18,244 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.