Which to use
“interessanten” and “interessantes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,675
- “interessanten” frequency rank
- #6,309
- “interessantes” frequency rank
- 12984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessanten | interessantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs interessant | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interessant |
Where the eye mixes interessanten and interessantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. interessanten and interessantes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between interessanten and interessantes
A purely visual mix-up. interessanten ([ɪntəʁɛˈsantn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “interessanten” becomes s in “interessantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interessanten is recorded at frequency rank #6,675, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsantn̩]. 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 12984, this pair ranks #1,960,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interessanten vs interessantes
Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interessanten": -. Private to "interessantes": -.
"interessanten" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVC · "interessantes" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessanten ← inetressanten · innteressanten · inteerssanten · interesanten · interesasnten · interessanetn · interessannten · interessantenn
- interessantes ← inetressantes · innteressantes · inteerssantes · interesantes · interesasntes · interessanets · interessanntes · interessantess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interessanten" for "interessantes" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "interessanten" and "interessantes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interessanten" 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 #1,960,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessanten" and "interessantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interessantes vs interessanteste". 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 #1,960,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.