interponevsinterponerWhich spelling fits?

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“interpone” and “interponer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,847
“interpone” frequency rank
#30,968
“interponer” frequency rank
62815
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interpone interponer
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interponer. Poner unas cosas entre otras.

Where the eye mixes interpone and interponer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
interpone
10 ch
interponer

Look-alike desk: interpone vs interponer

A purely visual mix-up. interpone ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈpone]) and interponer ([ĩn̪t̪eɾpoˈneɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “interpone” sits inside “interponer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interpone is recorded at frequency rank #31,847, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈpone]. interponer is at rank #30,968, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾpoˈneɾ].

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 62815, this pair ranks #50,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interpone vs interponer

Shared letters: einoprt. Private to "interpone": -. Private to "interponer": -.

"interpone" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "interponer" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interponeinetrpone · innterpone · inteprone · interopne · interpnoe · interpoen · interponne · interppone
  • interponerinetrponer · innterponer · inteproner · interopner · interpnoer · interpoenr · interponerr · interponner

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "interpone" for "interponer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈpone] versus [ĩn̪t̪eɾpoˈneɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "interpone" or "interponer"?
"interponer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,968 in our Spanish list, against #31,847 for "interpone". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "interpone" and "interponer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interpone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interponer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interpone" and "interponer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interpone vs interponga". 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 #50,759 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