Which to use
“interino” is an adjective and “intervino” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,477
- “interino” frequency rank
- #11,599
- “intervino” frequency rank
- 21076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interino | intervino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que provisionalmente suple la ausencia de otra persona o cosa. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes interino and intervino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between interino and intervino
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interino is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾino] while intervino is [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞ino]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interino is recorded at frequency rank #9,477, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾino]. intervino is at rank #11,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞ino].
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 21076, this pair ranks #256,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interino vs intervino
Shared letters: einort. Private to "interino": -. Private to "intervino": v.
"interino" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "intervino" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interino" and "intervino" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "interino" or "intervino"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intervino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interino" and "intervino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interinos vs intervino". 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 #256,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.