Which to use
“interrumpa” and “interrumpe” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,800
- “interrumpa” frequency rank
- #21,032
- “interrumpe” frequency rank
- 65832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interrumpa | interrumpe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de interrumpir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interrumpir. |
Where the eye mixes interrumpa and interrumpe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. interrumpa and interrumpe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses interrumpa with interrumpe
A purely visual mix-up. interrumpa ([ĩn̪t̪eˈrũmpa]) and interrumpe ([ĩn̪t̪eˈrũmpe]) 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 a single letter - a in “interrumpa” becomes e in “interrumpe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interrumpa is recorded at frequency rank #44,800, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈrũmpa]. interrumpe is at rank #21,032, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈrũmpe].
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 65832, this pair ranks #41,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interrumpa vs interrumpe
Shared letters: eimnprtu. Private to "interrumpa": a. Private to "interrumpe": -.
"interrumpa" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "interrumpe" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- interrumpa ← inetrrumpa · innterrumpa · interrmupa · interrumap · interrummpa · interrumppa · interrupma · interumpa
- interrumpe ← inetrrumpe · innterrumpe · interrmupe · interrumep · interrummpe · interrumppe · interrupme · interumpe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interrumpa" for "interrumpe" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "interrumpa" and "interrumpe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interrumpa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interrumpe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interrumpa" and "interrumpe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interrumpa vs interrumpen". 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 #41,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.