Which to use
“interessiere” and “interessieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,947
- “interessiere” frequency rank
- #2,898
- “interessieren” frequency rank
- 20845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessiere | interessieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs interessieren | transitiv, unpersönlich: |
Where the eye mixes interessiere and interessieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. interessiere runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCCVVCV) against interessieren's 13 (VCCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses interessiere with interessieren
A purely visual mix-up. interessiere ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːʁə]) and interessieren ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːʁən]) 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) - “interessiere” sits inside “interessieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interessiere is recorded at frequency rank #17,947, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːʁə]. interessieren is at rank #2,898, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːʁən].
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 20845, this pair ranks #1,893,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interessiere vs interessieren
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interessiere": -. Private to "interessieren": -.
"interessiere" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCV · "interessieren" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessiere ← inetressiere · innteressiere · inteerssiere · interesiere · interesisere · interesseire · interessieer · interessierre
- interessieren ← inetressieren · innteressieren · inteerssieren · interesieren · interesiseren · interesseiren · interessieern · interessierenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interessiere" for "interessieren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "interessiere" vs "interessieren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interessiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interessieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessiere" and "interessieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interessiere vs interessierter". 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 #1,893,080 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.