Which to use
“interviens” and “intervint” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,911
- “interviens” frequency rank
- #43,511
- “intervint” frequency rank
- 80422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interviens | intervint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de intervenir. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes interviens and intervint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between interviens and intervint
A purely visual mix-up. interviens (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃\) and intervint (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃\) 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 80422, 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\. intervint is at rank #43,511, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃\.
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 80422, this pair ranks #20,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interviens vs intervint
Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "interviens": s. Private to "intervint": -.
"interviens" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC · "intervint" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interviens ← inetrviens · innterviens · interivens · interrviens · interveins · intervienns · intervienss · interviesn
- intervint ← inetrvint · inntervint · interivnt · interrvint · intervinnt · intervintt · intervitn · intervnit
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interviens" and "intervint" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "interviens" vs "intervint" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "interviens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intervint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interviens" and "intervint" 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 #20,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.