Which to use
“interessantes” and “interessanteste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,309
- “interessantes” frequency rank
- #38,202
- “interessanteste” frequency rank
- 44511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessantes | interessanteste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interessant | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs interessant |
Where the eye mixes interessantes and interessanteste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. interessantes runs 13 letters (VCCVCVCCVCCVC) against interessanteste's 15 (VCCVCVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses interessantes with interessanteste
A purely visual mix-up. interessantes ([ɪntəʁɛˈsantəs]) and interessanteste ([ɪntəʁɛˈsantəstə]) 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) - “interessantes” sits inside “interessanteste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interessantes is recorded at frequency rank #6,309, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsantəs]. interessanteste is at rank #38,202, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsantəstə].
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 44511, this pair ranks #1,383,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interessantes vs interessanteste
Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interessantes": -. Private to "interessanteste": -.
"interessantes" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVC · "interessanteste" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessantes ← inetressantes · innteressantes · inteerssantes · interesantes · interesasntes · interessanets · interessanntes · interessantess
- interessanteste ← inetressanteste · innteressanteste · inteerssanteste · interesanteste · interesasnteste · interessanetste · interessannteste · interessanteset
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interessantes" for "interessanteste" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "interessantes" or "interessanteste" 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 "interessantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interessanteste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,383,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessantes" and "interessanteste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interessanteste vs interessantesten". 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 #1,383,862 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.