# intervention

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/ · frequency rank #4,609

## Definitions
1. The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
2. A legal motion through which a person or entity who has not been named as a party to a case seeks to have the court order that they be made a party.
3. An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior.
4. An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.

## Etymology
From Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō. Morphologically intervene + -tion.

## Easily confused with
- **intersection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intersection-vs-intervention)
- **interception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interception-vs-intervention)

## Common misspellings (19)
`inetrvention`, `inntervention`, `interevntion`, `interrvention`, `interveniton`, `intervenntion`, `intervension`, `interventino`, `interventionn`, `interventoin`, `interventtion`, `intervetnion`, `intervnetion`, `intervvention`, `intevrention`, `intrevention`, `inttervention`, `itnervention`, `nitervention`

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