Which to use
“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.
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
- interpone ← inetrpone · innterpone · inteprone · interopne · interpnoe · interpoen · interponne · interppone
- interponer ← inetrponer · innterponer · inteproner · interopner · interpnoer · interpoenr · interponerr · interponner
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interpone" for "interponer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "interpone" or "interponer"?
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.