interessierstvsinteressiertConfusable pair

Quick tell: interessierst is a verb, interessiert is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“interessierst” is a verb and “interessiert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,623
“interessierst” frequency rank
#1,159
“interessiert” frequency rank
31782
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interessierst interessiert
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs interessieren geistig aufgeschlossen, an vielen Dingen Interesse bekundend

Where the eye mixes interessierst and interessiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. interessierst runs 13 letters (VCCVCVCCVVCCC) against interessiert's 12 (VCCVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
interessierst
12 ch
interessiert

Why the eye confuses interessierst with interessiert

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interessierst is [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯st] while interessiert is [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 31782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interessierst is recorded at frequency rank #30,623, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯st]. 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 31782, this pair ranks #1,721,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of interessierst vs interessiert

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

"interessierst" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCCC  ·  "interessiert" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interessierst ← inetressierst · innteressierst · inteerssierst · interesierst · interesiserst · interesseirst · interessierrst · interessiersst
  • interessiert ← inetressiert · innteressiert · inteerssiert · interesiert · interesisert · interesseirt · interessierrt · interessiertt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "interessierst" and "interessiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "interessierst" is a verb and "interessiert" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "interessierst" or "interessiert"?
"interessiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,159 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interessierst" 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 #1,721,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interessierst" and "interessiert" 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 #1,721,177 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