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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.

10 ch
interviene
9 ch
intervino

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

  • intervieneinetrviene · innterviene · interbiene · interivene · interrviene · interveine · intervieen · intervienne
  • intervinoinetrvino · inntervino · interbino · interivno · interrvino · intervinno · intervion · intervnio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "interviene" for "intervino" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞jene] versus [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞ino]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "interviene" vs "intervino" - which ranks higher?
"intervino" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,599 in our Spanish list, against #13,724 for "interviene". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list