Which to use
“interviene” and “intervino” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,724
- “interviene” frequency rank
- #11,599
- “intervino” frequency rank
- 25323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interviene | intervino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intervenir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes interviene and intervino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses interviene with intervino
A purely visual mix-up. interviene ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞jene]) and intervino ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞ino]) 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 25323, 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]. intervino is at rank #11,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞ino].
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 25323, this pair ranks #236,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interviene vs intervino
Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "interviene": -. Private to "intervino": o.
"interviene" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCV · "intervino" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- interviene ← inetrviene · innterviene · interbiene · interivene · interrviene · interveine · intervieen · intervienne
- intervino ← inetrvino · inntervino · interbino · interivno · interrvino · intervinno · intervion · intervnio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interviene" for "intervino" ever safe?
Frequency check: "interviene" vs "intervino" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "interviene" and "intervino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interviene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intervino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interviene" and "intervino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interinos vs intervino". 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 #236,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.