Which to use
“interessante” and “interessanten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,451
- “interessante” frequency rank
- #6,675
- “interessanten” frequency rank
- 9126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessante | interessanten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs interessant | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs interessant |
Where the eye mixes interessante and interessanten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. interessante runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCCVCCV) against interessanten's 13 (VCCVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between interessante and interessanten
A purely visual mix-up. interessante ([ɪntəʁɛˈsantə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “interessante” sits inside “interessanten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interessante is recorded at frequency rank #2,451, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsantə]. 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 9126, this pair ranks #1,981,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interessante vs interessanten
Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interessante": -. Private to "interessanten": -.
"interessante" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCV · "interessanten" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessante ← inetressante · innteressante · inteerssante · interesante · interesasnte · interessanet · interessannte · interessantte
- interessanten ← inetressanten · innteressanten · inteerssanten · interesanten · interesasnten · interessanetn · interessannten · interessantenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interessante" and "interessanten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "interessante" vs "interessanten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "interessante" and "interessanten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interessante" 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 #1,981,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessante" and "interessanten" 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 #1,981,353 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.