Which to use
“interessant” and “interessante” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,358
- “interessant” frequency rank
- #2,451
- “interessante” frequency rank
- 3809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessant | interessante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interesse beanspruchend/weckend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs interessant |
Where the eye mixes interessant and interessante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. interessant runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCC) against interessante's 12 (VCCVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: interessant vs interessante
A purely visual mix-up. interessant ([ɪntəʁɛˈsant]) and interessante ([ɪntəʁɛˈsantə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “interessant” sits inside “interessante”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interessant is recorded at frequency rank #1,358, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsant]. interessante is at rank #2,451, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsantə].
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 3809, this pair ranks #1,999,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interessant vs interessante
Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interessant": -. Private to "interessante": -.
"interessant" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCC · "interessante" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessant ← inetressant · innteressant · inteerssant · interesant · interesasnt · interessannt · interessantt · interessatn
- interessante ← inetressante · innteressante · inteerssante · interesante · interesasnte · interessanet · interessannte · interessantte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interessant" and "interessante" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "interessant" or "interessante" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "interessant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interessante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessant" and "interessante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interessante vs Interessent". 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 #1,999,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.