interviewéevsinterviewésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#49,734
“interviewée” frequency rank
#45,679
“interviewés” frequency rank
95413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interviewée interviewés
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de interviewer. Pluriel de interviewé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set interviewée and interviewés apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
interviewée
11 ch
interviewés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: interviewée and interviewés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vju.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “interviewée” becomes s in “interviewés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interviewée is recorded at frequency rank #49,734, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vju.ve\. 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 95413, this pair ranks #1,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interviewée vs interviewés

Shared letters: einrtvwé. Private to "interviewée": -. Private to "interviewés": s.

"interviewée" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVV  ·  "interviewés" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC

Frequency comparison

interviewée#49,734
interviewés#45,679

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interviewée" and "interviewés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "interviewée" is a verb and "interviewés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "interviewée" or "interviewés"?
"interviewés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,679 in our French list, against #49,734 for "interviewée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering interviewée vs interviewés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “interviewée”; for a noun, it's “interviewés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “interviewée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list