Which to use
“interessant” and “interessanter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,358
- “interessant” frequency rank
- #5,722
- “interessanter” frequency rank
- 7080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessant | interessanter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interesse beanspruchend/weckend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs interessant |
Where the eye mixes interessant and interessanter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. interessant runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCC) against interessanter's 13 (VCCVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses interessant with interessanter
A purely visual mix-up. interessant ([ɪntəʁɛˈsant]) and interessanter ([ɪntəʁɛˈsantɐ]) 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 “interessanter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7080, 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]. interessanter is at rank #5,722, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsantɐ].
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 7080, this pair ranks #1,989,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interessant vs interessanter
Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interessant": -. Private to "interessanter": -.
"interessant" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCC · "interessanter" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessant ← inetressant · innteressant · inteerssant · interesant · interesasnt · interessannt · interessantt · interessatn
- interessanter ← inetressanter · innteressanter · inteerssanter · interesanter · interesasnter · interessanetr · interessannter · interessanterr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interessant" for "interessanter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "interessant" vs "interessanter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interessant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interessanter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessant" and "interessanter" 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 #1,989,441 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.