Which to use
“intervenu” and “intervient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,410
- “intervenu” frequency rank
- #4,865
- “intervient” frequency rank
- 18275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intervenu | intervient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe intervenir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes intervenu and intervient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. intervenu runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against intervient's 10 (VCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intervenu with intervient
A purely visual mix-up. intervenu (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.ny\) and intervient (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃\) 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 18275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intervenu is recorded at frequency rank #13,410, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.ny\. intervient is at rank #4,865, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃\.
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 18275, this pair ranks #379,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intervenu vs intervient
Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "intervenu": u. Private to "intervient": -.
"intervenu" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intervient" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intervenu ← inetrvenu · inntervenu · interevnu · interrvenu · intervennu · interveun · intervneu · intervvenu
- intervient ← inetrvient · inntervient · interivent · interrvient · interveint · interviennt · intervientt · intervietn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intervenu" and "intervient" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "intervenu" or "intervient" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intervenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intervient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intervenu" and "intervient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intervenu vs intervint". 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 #379,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.