# interviewed vs interviewee

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### interviewed
*verb · IPA /ˈɪn.tə.vjuːd/ · frequency rank #7,145*
simple past and past participle of interview

### interviewee
*noun · IPA /ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː/ · frequency rank #41,700*
Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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