Which to use
“intervienne” and “interviens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,854
- “intervienne” frequency rank
- #36,911
- “interviens” frequency rank
- 64765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intervienne | interviens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de intervenir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes intervienne and interviens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intervienne with interviens
A purely visual mix-up. intervienne (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛn\) and interviens (\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 64765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intervienne is recorded at frequency rank #27,854, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛn\. interviens is at rank #36,911, 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 64765, this pair ranks #75,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intervienne vs interviens
Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "intervienne": -. Private to "interviens": s.
"intervienne" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCV · "interviens" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intervienne ← inetrvienne · inntervienne · interivenne · interrvienne · interveinne · interviene · intervienen · intervinene
- interviens ← inetrviens · innterviens · interivens · interrviens · interveins · intervienns · intervienss · interviesn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intervienne" and "interviens" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intervienne" vs "interviens" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "intervienne" and "interviens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intervienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interviens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intervienne" and "interviens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interviens vs interviewés". 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 #75,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.