Which to use
“interessiere” is a verb and “interessiert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,947
- “interessiere” frequency rank
- #1,159
- “interessiert” frequency rank
- 19106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessiere | interessiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs interessieren | geistig aufgeschlossen, an vielen Dingen Interesse bekundend |
Where the eye mixes interessiere and interessiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. interessiere (VCCVCVCCVVCV) and interessiert (VCCVCVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: interessiere vs interessiert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interessiere is [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːʁə] while interessiert is [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “interessiere” becomes t in “interessiert”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19106, 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]. interessiert is at rank #1,159, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯t].
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 19106, this pair ranks #1,911,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interessiere vs interessiert
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interessiere": -. Private to "interessiert": -.
"interessiere" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCV · "interessiert" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessiere ← inetressiere · innteressiere · inteerssiere · interesiere · interesisere · interesseire · interessieer · interessierre
- interessiert ← inetressiert · innteressiert · inteerssiert · interesiert · interesisert · interesseirt · interessierrt · interessiertt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interessiere" and "interessiert" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "interessiere" or "interessiert"?
After this comparison
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 "interessiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessiere" and "interessiert" 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 #1,911,775 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.