intervenían

[ĩn̪t̪eɾβ̞eˈniãn]

/[ĩn̪t̪eɾβ̞eˈniãn]/ verb

The verdict

“intervenían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,107 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,107
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de intervenir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-intervenian · intervenían · Spanish

intervenían · rank #82,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,107
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH interpuestos

Nearest frequency peer: interpuestos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “intervenían”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “intervenían” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intervenían
PropertyValue
Headwordintervenían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪t̪eɾβ̞eˈniãn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “intervenían” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.interveníancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “interpuestos” (#82,106), “intravenosas” (#82,108), “interpondrá” (#82,105). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “intervenían” va en #82,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intervenían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,107 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩn̪t̪eɾβ̞eˈniãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de intervenir.".

Zero misspellings are on record for intervenían in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is intervenían, spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-E-N-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de intervenir.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intervenían"?
"intervenían" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-E-N-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪eɾβ̞eˈniãn].
What does "intervenían" mean?
As a verb, "intervenían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de intervenir.
How do you pronounce "intervenían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intervenían" is [ĩn̪t̪eɾβ̞eˈniãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intervenían" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list