interviewer

/ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/

//ˈɪntɚvjuɚ// noun

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

The verdict

“interviewer” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,777
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who interviews.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interviewer · interviewer · English

interviewer · rank #14,777 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,777
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH instructional

Nearest frequency peer: instructional (-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 “interviewer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “interviewer” 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).

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

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

Key facts for interviewer
PropertyValue
Headwordinterviewer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#14,777
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interviewer”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).interviewerlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “instructional” (#14,776), “introductory” (#14,778), “jaguar” (#14,780). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “interviewer” is #14,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around interviewer (IPA /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,777 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "One who interviews.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for interviewer, with forms such as "inetrviewer", "innterviewer", and "interivewer". 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, "interview", "interviewed", "interviewee", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    One who interviews.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. “I don't consider myself a nebbish,” Woody told interviewers early in his career, “but everyone else does.”
  2. "I am glad to know you preserve that old signal box at the top of the incline. Is it not the oldest in Scotland?" an interviewer asks John Conacher, General Manager of the North British Railway, in 1898.

Etymology

From interview + -er.

This word in other languages

entrevistador(Español)intervieweur(Français)Befrager(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrviewer
  • innterviewer
  • interivewer
  • interrviewer
  • interveiwer
  • intervieewr
  • interviewerr
  • interviewre
  • interviewwer
  • interviweer
  • intervviewer
  • intevriewer
  • intreviewer
  • intterviewer
  • itnerviewer
  • niterviewer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interviewer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inetrviewer2innterviewer1interivewer2interrviewer1interveiwer2intervieewr2interviewerr1interviewre2
Edit distance from "interviewer"

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 "interviewer"?
"interviewer" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-I-E-W-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/.
What does "interviewer" mean?
As a noun, "interviewer" means: One who interviews.
What words are commonly confused with "interviewer"?
"interviewer" is commonly confused with "interview", "interviewed", "interviewee". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interviewer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interviewer" is /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/. 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 "interviewer"?
From interview + -er. 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 "interviewer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

persistence#14,808disciplined#14,741compensated#14,724collaborate#14,722

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

descending16 variantsprofoundly16 variantsspeculative16 variantsaccessibility16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list