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“interessieren” and “interessierst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,898
“interessieren” frequency rank
#30,623
“interessierst” frequency rank
33521
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interessieren interessierst
Definition transitiv, unpersönlich: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs interessieren

Where the eye mixes interessieren and interessierst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. interessieren (VCCVCVCCVVCVC) and interessierst (VCCVCVCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

13 ch
interessieren
13 ch
interessierst

Why the eye confuses interessieren with interessierst

A purely visual mix-up. interessieren ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːʁən]) and interessierst ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interessieren is recorded at frequency rank #2,898, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːʁən]. interessierst is at rank #30,623, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯st].

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 33521, this pair ranks #1,684,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of interessieren vs interessierst

Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interessieren": -. Private to "interessierst": -.

"interessieren" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCVC  ·  "interessierst" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interessieren ← inetressieren · innteressieren · inteerssieren · interesieren · interesiseren · interesseiren · interessieern · interessierenn
  • interessierst ← inetressierst · innteressierst · inteerssierst · interesierst · interesiserst · interesseirst · interessierrst · interessiersst

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "interessieren" and "interessierst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːʁən] versus [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯st]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "interessieren" or "interessierst"?
"interessieren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,898 in our German list, against #30,623 for "interessierst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "interessieren" and "interessierst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interessieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interessierst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,684,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interessieren" and "interessierst" 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 #1,684,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list