Which to use
“interessiere” is a verb and “interessierter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,947
- “interessiere” frequency rank
- #38,203
- “interessierter” frequency rank
- 56150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessiere | interessierter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs interessieren | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interessiert |
Where the eye mixes interessiere and interessierter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. interessiere runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCCVVCV) against interessierter's 14 (VCCVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between interessiere and interessierter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interessiere is [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːʁə] while interessierter is [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56150, 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]. interessierter is at rank #38,203, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tɐ].
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 56150, this pair ranks #951,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interessiere vs interessierter
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interessiere": -. Private to "interessierter": -.
"interessiere" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCV · "interessierter" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessiere ← inetressiere · innteressiere · inteerssiere · interesiere · interesisere · interesseire · interessieer · interessierre
- interessierter ← inetressierter · innteressierter · inteerssierter · interesierter · interesiserter · interesseirter · interessieretr · interessierrter
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "interessiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interessierter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #951,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessiere" and "interessierter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interessiere vs interessierst". 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 #951,503 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.