How do you spell Intervention?
Correct spelling
intervention
Think INTER-VEN-TION: someone comes between (inter) to prevent (ven) action (tion)
Why is intervention spelled this way?
From Latin intervenire, to come between. INTER (between) + VENIRE (to come). An intervention comes between a person and their trajectory — redirecting by stepping into the path.
Common misspellings of intervention
intervensionintervetioninterventtion
Example
The teacher's timely intervention prevented the argument from escalating into a fight.