interview
/ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/noun, verb
interview is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-I-E-W: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 72 times per million words in written English, the 1,457th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, interview means “Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of interview is interviews.
How many letters and syllables are in interview?
| Letters | 9: I-N-T-E-R-V-I-E-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 72 times per million words; the 1,457th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is interview?
Interview appears 72 times per million words in written English, the 1,457th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce interview?
- UK /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/
- US /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/
- Australia /ˈɪn.tə.vjʉː/
Interview has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-interview.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of interview
- interviews plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- interviewing participle, present
- interviewed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interview mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteAn official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.
- 2
Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
- 3
A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.
The reporter gave the witness an interview.
- 4
A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.
It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.
- 5
An audition.
- 6
A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.
verb
- 1
To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
He interviewed the witness.
- 2
To be interviewed; to attend an interview.
She always interviews well.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interview in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | interview, entretien, entrevue , entretien d'embauche , avoir une entrevue, interroger |
| German | Interview , Vorstellungsgespräch, Bewerbungsgespräch, Einstellungsgespräch , interviewen |
| Portuguese | entrevista , entrevistar |
| Spanish | entrevista, interviú , entrevistar, interrogar , ser entrevistado, entrevistarse |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does interview come from?
From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).