interfieren

/[ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfjeɾẽn]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,260

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

interfieren is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interferir. Pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfjeɾẽn]. Often confused with intervienen and interfiere.

Key facts for interfieren
PropertyValue
Headwordinterfieren
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfjeɾẽn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,260
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of interfieren in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for interfieren is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfjeɾẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,260 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interferir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for interfieren, with forms such as "inetrfieren", "innterfieren", and "intefrieren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "intervienen", "interfiere", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is interfieren, spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interferir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrfieren,innterfieren,intefrieren,interfeiren,interffieren,interfieern,interfierenn,interfierne,interfierren,interfireen,interiferen,interrfieren,intrefieren,intterfieren,itnerfieren,niterfieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for interfieren

Misspelling Variants of "interfieren"

inetrfieren11innterfieren12intefrieren11interfeiren11interffieren12interfieern11interfierenn12interfierne11
Misspelling Variants of "interfieren"

Frequency rank: #44,260 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interfieren"?
"interfieren" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfjeɾẽn].
What does "interfieren" mean?
As a verb, "interfieren" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interferir.
What words are commonly confused with "interfieren"?
"interfieren" is commonly confused with "intervienen", "interfiere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interfieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interfieren" is [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfjeɾẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interfieren" come from?
"interfieren" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.