Which to use
“interceptions” and “interventions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,211
- “interceptions” frequency rank
- #5,146
- “interventions” frequency rank
- 33357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interceptions | interventions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de interception. | Pluriel de intervention. |
Where the eye mixes interceptions and interventions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses interceptions with interventions
A purely visual mix-up. interceptions (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛp.sjɔ̃\) and interventions (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interceptions is recorded at frequency rank #28,211, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛp.sjɔ̃\. interventions is at rank #5,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
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 33357, this pair ranks #291,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interceptions vs interventions
Shared letters: einorst. Private to "interceptions": cp. Private to "interventions": v.
"interceptions" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVCC · "interventions" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interceptions ← inetrceptions · innterceptions · intecreptions · intercceptions · intercepitons · intercepptions · interceptinos · interceptionns
- interventions ← inetrventions · innterventions · interevntions · interrventions · intervenitons · intervenntions · interventinos · interventionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interceptions" and "interventions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "interceptions" or "interventions"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "interceptions" and "interventions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interceptions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interventions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interceptions" and "interventions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interceptions vs intersections". 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 #291,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.