interpongavsinterrogaWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#47,889
“interponga” frequency rank
#41,436
“interroga” frequency rank
89325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interponga interroga
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de interponer. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interrogar.

Where the eye mixes interponga and interroga

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
interponga
9 ch
interroga

Why the eye confuses interponga with interroga

A purely visual mix-up. interponga ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈpõŋga]) and interroga ([ĩn̪t̪eˈroɣ̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interponga is recorded at frequency rank #47,889, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈpõŋga]. interroga is at rank #41,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈroɣ̞a].

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 89325, this pair ranks #3,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interponga vs interroga

Shared letters: aeginort. Private to "interponga": p. Private to "interroga": -.

"interponga" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV  ·  "interroga" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interpongainetrponga · innterponga · intepronga · interopnga · interpnoga · interpogna · interponag · interpongga
  • interrogainetrroga · innterroga · interoga · interorga · interrgoa · interroag · interrogga · intreroga

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "interponga" for "interroga" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈpõŋga] versus [ĩn̪t̪eˈroɣ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "interponga" or "interroga"?
"interroga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,436 in our Spanish list, against #47,889 for "interponga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "interponga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interroga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interponga" and "interroga" 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 #3,200 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