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“interrumpe” and “interrumpió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,032
- “interrumpe” frequency rank
- #20,092
- “interrumpió” frequency rank
- 41124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interrumpe | interrumpió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interrumpir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de interrumpir. |
Where the eye mixes interrumpe and interrumpió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. interrumpe runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCV) against interrumpió's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: interrumpe vs interrumpió
A purely visual mix-up. interrumpe ([ĩn̪t̪eˈrũmpe]) and interrumpió ([ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpjo]) 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 41124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interrumpe is recorded at frequency rank #21,032, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈrũmpe]. interrumpió is at rank #20,092, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpjo].
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 41124, this pair ranks #155,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interrumpe vs interrumpió
Shared letters: eimnprtu. Private to "interrumpe": -. Private to "interrumpió": ó.
"interrumpe" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "interrumpió" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- interrumpe ← inetrrumpe · innterrumpe · interrmupe · interrumep · interrummpe · interrumppe · interrupme · interumpe
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "interrumpe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interrumpió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interrumpe" and "interrumpió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interrumpa vs interrumpe". 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 #155,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.