Which to use
“intervenue” and “intervienne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,510
- “intervenue” frequency rank
- #27,854
- “intervienne” frequency rank
- 46364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intervenue | intervienne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe intervenir. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes intervenue and intervienne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intervenue and intervienne
A purely visual mix-up. intervenue (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.ny\) and intervienne (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛn\) 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 46364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intervenue is recorded at frequency rank #18,510, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.ny\. intervienne is at rank #27,854, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛn\.
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 46364, this pair ranks #195,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intervenue vs intervienne
Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "intervenue": u. Private to "intervienne": -.
"intervenue" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV · "intervienne" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intervenue ← inetrvenue · inntervenue · interevnue · interrvenue · interveneu · intervennue · interveune · intervneue
- intervienne ← inetrvienne · inntervienne · interivenne · interrvienne · interveinne · interviene · intervienen · intervinene
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intervenue" and "intervienne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intervenue" or "intervienne"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "intervenue" and "intervienne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intervenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intervienne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intervenue" and "intervienne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intervienne vs interviewée". 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 #195,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.