interviensvsinterviewésConfusable pair

Quick tell: interviens is a verb, interviewés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“interviens” is a verb and “interviewés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,911
“interviens” frequency rank
#45,679
“interviewés” frequency rank
82590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interviens interviewés
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de intervenir. Pluriel de interviewé.

Where the eye mixes interviens and interviewés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
interviens
11 ch
interviewés

Why the eye confuses interviens with interviewés

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interviens is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃\ while interviewés is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vju.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interviens is recorded at frequency rank #36,911, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃\. interviewés is at rank #45,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vju.ve\.

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 82590, this pair ranks #16,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interviens vs interviewés

Shared letters: einrstv. Private to "interviens": -. Private to "interviewés": .

"interviens" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC  ·  "interviewés" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interviensinetrviens · innterviens · interivens · interrviens · interveins · intervienns · intervienss · interviesn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interviens" and "interviewés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "interviens" is a verb and "interviewés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "interviens" or "interviewés" show up more?
"interviens" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,911 in our French list, against #45,679 for "interviewés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "interviens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interviewés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interviens" and "interviewés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interviewée 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 #16,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list