Which to use
“interfieren” and “intervienen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,260
- “interfieren” frequency rank
- #15,880
- “intervienen” frequency rank
- 60140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interfieren | intervienen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interferir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes interfieren and intervienen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. interfieren and intervienen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between interfieren and intervienen
A purely visual mix-up. interfieren ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfjeɾẽn]) and intervienen ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞jenẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interfieren is recorded at frequency rank #44,260, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfjeɾẽn]. intervienen is at rank #15,880, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞jenẽn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60140, this pair ranks #60,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interfieren vs intervienen
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "interfieren": f. Private to "intervienen": v.
"interfieren" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC · "intervienen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interfieren ← inetrfieren · innterfieren · intefrieren · interfeiren · interffieren · interfieern · interfierenn · interfierne
- intervienen ← inetrvienen · inntervienen · interbienen · interivenen · interrvienen · interveinen · intervieenn · intervienenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interfieren" for "intervienen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "interfieren" or "intervienen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "interfieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intervienen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interfieren" and "intervienen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interfiere vs interfieren". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #60,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.