interessierstvsinteressierteTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#30,623
“interessierst” frequency rank
#5,385
“interessierte” frequency rank
36008
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interessierst interessierte
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs interessieren Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interessiert

Where the eye mixes interessierst and interessierte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

13 ch
interessierst
13 ch
interessierte

Look-alike desk: interessierst vs interessierte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interessierst is [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯st] while interessierte is [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36008, 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]. interessierte is at rank #5,385, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tə].

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 36008, this pair ranks #1,626,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of interessierst vs interessierte

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

"interessierst" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCCC  ·  "interessierte" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interessierstinetressierst · innteressierst · inteerssierst · interesierst · interesiserst · interesseirst · interessierrst · interessiersst
  • interessierteinetressierte · innteressierte · inteerssierte · interesierte · interesiserte · interesseirte · interessieret · interessierrte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interessierst" and "interessierte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "interessierst" is a verb and "interessierte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "interessierst" or "interessierte"?
"interessierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,385 in our German list, against #30,623 for "interessierst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "interessierst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interessierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,626,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interessierst" and "interessierte" 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 #1,626,253 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