Which to use
“interviene” and “intervienen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,724
- “interviene” frequency rank
- #15,880
- “intervienen” frequency rank
- 29604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interviene | intervienen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intervenir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes interviene and intervienen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. interviene runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVVCV) against intervienen's 11 (VCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between interviene and intervienen
A purely visual mix-up. interviene ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞jene]) and intervienen ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞jenẽn]) 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) - “interviene” sits inside “intervienen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interviene is recorded at frequency rank #13,724, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞jene]. intervienen is at rank #15,880, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞jenẽn].
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 29604, this pair ranks #216,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interviene vs intervienen
Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "interviene": -. Private to "intervienen": -.
"interviene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCV · "intervienen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interviene ← inetrviene · innterviene · interbiene · interivene · interrviene · interveine · intervieen · intervienne
- intervienen ← inetrvienen · inntervienen · interbienen · interivenen · interrvienen · interveinen · intervieenn · intervienenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interviene" and "intervienen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "interviene" or "intervienen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interviene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intervienen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interviene" and "intervienen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interfieren vs intervienen". 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 #216,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.