interponervsinterponerseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,968
“interponer” frequency rank
#48,475
“interponerse” frequency rank
79443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interponer interponerse
Definition Poner unas cosas entre otras. Interponer (uso pronominal de ...)

Where the eye mixes interponer and interponerse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
interponer
12 ch
interponerse

Look-alike desk: interponer vs interponerse

A purely visual mix-up. interponer ([ĩn̪t̪eɾpoˈneɾ]) and interponerse ([ĩn̪t̪eɾpoˈneɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “interponer” sits inside “interponerse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interponer is recorded at frequency rank #30,968, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾpoˈneɾ]. interponerse is at rank #48,475, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾpoˈneɾse].

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 79443, this pair ranks #13,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interponer vs interponerse

Shared letters: einoprt. Private to "interponer": -. Private to "interponerse": s.

"interponer" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC  ·  "interponerse" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interponerinetrponer · innterponer · inteproner · interopner · interpnoer · interpoenr · interponerr · interponner
  • interponerseinetrponerse · innterponerse · intepronerse · interopnerse · interpnoerse · interpoenrse · interponerce · interponeres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "interponer" for "interponerse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eɾpoˈneɾ] versus [ĩn̪t̪eɾpoˈneɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "interponer" vs "interponerse" - which ranks higher?
"interponer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,968 in our Spanish list, against #48,475 for "interponerse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interponer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interponerse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interponer" and "interponerse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interponer 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 #13,005 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