Which to use
“interessant” and “interessantes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,358
- “interessant” frequency rank
- #6,309
- “interessantes” frequency rank
- 7667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessant | interessantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interesse beanspruchend/weckend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interessant |
Where the eye mixes interessant and interessantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. interessant runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCC) against interessantes's 13 (VCCVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between interessant and interessantes
A purely visual mix-up. interessant ([ɪntəʁɛˈsant]) and interessantes ([ɪntəʁɛˈsantəs]) 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 “interessantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7667, 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]. interessantes is at rank #6,309, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsantəs].
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 7667, this pair ranks #1,987,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interessant vs interessantes
Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interessant": -. Private to "interessantes": -.
"interessant" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCC · "interessantes" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessant ← inetressant · innteressant · inteerssant · interesant · interesasnt · interessannt · interessantt · interessatn
- interessantes ← inetressantes · innteressantes · inteerssantes · interesantes · interesasntes · interessanets · interessanntes · interessantess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interessant" and "interessantes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "interessant" or "interessantes" show up more?
What to do next
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 "interessantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessant" and "interessantes" 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 #1,987,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.