# interviewee vs interviewer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### interviewer
*noun · IPA /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/ · frequency rank #14,777*
One who interviews.

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