internovsintervinoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: interno is a adjective, intervino is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“interno” is an adjective and “intervino” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,989
“interno” frequency rank
#11,599
“intervino” frequency rank
14588
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interno intervino
Definition Que está dentro de algo. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de intervenir.

Where the eye mixes interno and intervino

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
interno
9 ch
intervino

Look-alike desk: interno vs intervino

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interno is [ĩn̪ˈt̪eɾno] while intervino is [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞ino]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 14588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interno is recorded at frequency rank #2,989, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪eɾno]. 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 14588, this pair ranks #283,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of interno vs intervino

Shared letters: einort. Private to "interno": -. Private to "intervino": v.

"interno" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "intervino" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • internoinetrno · innterno · intenro · internno · interon · interrno · intreno · intterno
  • intervinoinetrvino · inntervino · interbino · interivno · interrvino · intervinno · intervion · intervnio

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interno" and "intervino" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "interno" is an adjective and "intervino" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "interno" or "intervino" show up more?
"interno" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,989 in our Spanish list, against #11,599 for "intervino". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "interno" 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 #283,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interno" 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 #283,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list