interviewee

/ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː/

//ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː// noun

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"interviewee" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interviewee” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,700. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,700
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interviewee · interviewee · English

interviewee · rank #41,700 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,700
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH interrelated

Nearest frequency peer: interrelated (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “interviewee”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “interviewee” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

interviewee vs interviewer
91% similar
interviewee vs interview
82% similar
interviewee vs interviewed
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for interviewee
PropertyValue
Headwordinterviewee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː/
Letters11
Frequency rank#41,700
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interviewee”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).intervieweelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “interrelated” (#41,699), “irritant” (#41,701), “interconnect” (#41,698). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “interviewee” is #41,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around interviewee (IPA /ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,700 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for interviewee, with forms such as "inetrviewee", "innterviewee", and "interivewee". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "interviewer", "interview", "interviewed", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From interview + -ee. The correct English form is interviewee, spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-I-E-W-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how interviewee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Both ‘no-op’ interviewees hold relatively stable identities as TG and offer interesting perspectives on trans repudiation from a TG standpoint.
  2. […] a willing American interviewee describes how he wants his girlfriend to "reach for my [bleep]^([sic]) faster while giving me road head."

Etymology

From interview + -ee.

This word in other languages

entrevistado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrviewee
  • innterviewee
  • interivewee
  • interrviewee
  • interveiwee
  • intervieewe
  • interviewe
  • interviewwee
  • interviweee
  • intervviewee
  • intevriewee
  • intreviewee
  • intterviewee
  • itnerviewee
  • niterviewee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interviewee - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetrviewee2innterviewee1interivewee2interrviewee1interveiwee2intervieewe2interviewe1interviewwee1
Edit distance from "interviewee"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interviewee"?
"interviewee" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-I-E-W-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː/.
What does "interviewee" mean?
As a noun, "interviewee" means: Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.
What words are commonly confused with "interviewee"?
"interviewee" is commonly confused with "interviewer", "interview", "interviewed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interviewee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interviewee" is /ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "interviewee"?
From interview + -ee. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interviewee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

interagency#41,697Machiavelli#41,747Farnborough#41,623nightmarish#41,784

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Hartlepool15 variantsgramophone15 variantsmultitudes15 variantsoverzealous15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list