Which to use
“intervenir” and “intervenue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,687
- “intervenir” frequency rank
- #18,510
- “intervenue” frequency rank
- 22197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intervenir | intervenue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prendre part à une chose, entrer dans une affaire par quelque intérêt, par quelque obligation, par quelque nécessité que ce soit. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes intervenir and intervenue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. intervenir (VCCVCCVCVC) and intervenue (VCCVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between intervenir and intervenue
A purely visual mix-up. intervenir (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.niʁ\) and intervenue (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.ny\) 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 22197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intervenir is recorded at frequency rank #3,687, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.niʁ\. intervenue is at rank #18,510, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.ny\.
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 22197, this pair ranks #359,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intervenir vs intervenue
Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "intervenir": -. Private to "intervenue": u.
"intervenir" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "intervenue" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intervenir ← inetrvenir · inntervenir · interevnir · interrvenir · interveinr · intervenirr · intervennir · intervenri
- intervenue ← inetrvenue · inntervenue · interevnue · interrvenue · interveneu · intervennue · interveune · intervneue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intervenir" and "intervenue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "intervenir" vs "intervenue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intervenir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intervenue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intervenir" and "intervenue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intervenue vs intervenues". 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 #359,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.