Which to use
“interessant” and “interessanten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,358
- “interessant” frequency rank
- #6,675
- “interessanten” frequency rank
- 8033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessant | interessanten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interesse beanspruchend/weckend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs interessant |
Where the eye mixes interessant and interessanten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. interessant runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCC) against interessanten's 13 (VCCVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between interessant and interessanten
A purely visual mix-up. interessant ([ɪntəʁɛˈsant]) and interessanten ([ɪntəʁɛˈsantn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “interessant” sits inside “interessanten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8033, 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]. interessanten is at rank #6,675, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsantn̩].
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 8033, this pair ranks #1,985,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interessant vs interessanten
Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interessant": -. Private to "interessanten": -.
"interessant" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCC · "interessanten" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessant ← inetressant · innteressant · inteerssant · interesant · interesasnt · interessannt · interessantt · interessatn
- interessanten ← inetressanten · innteressanten · inteerssanten · interesanten · interesasnten · interessanetn · interessannten · interessantenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interessant" for "interessanten" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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 "interessanten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,985,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessant" and "interessanten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interessant 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 #1,985,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.