Which to use
“interessiert” and “interessierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,159
- “interessiert” frequency rank
- #7,628
- “interessierten” frequency rank
- 8787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessiert | interessierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig aufgeschlossen, an vielen Dingen Interesse bekundend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs interessiert |
Where the eye mixes interessiert and interessierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. interessiert runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCCVVCC) against interessierten's 14 (VCCVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: interessiert vs interessierten
A purely visual mix-up. interessiert ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯t]) and interessierten ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “interessiert” sits inside “interessierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interessiert is recorded at frequency rank #1,159, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯t]. interessierten is at rank #7,628, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 8787, this pair ranks #1,982,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interessiert vs interessierten
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interessiert": -. Private to "interessierten": -.
"interessiert" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCC · "interessierten" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessiert ← inetressiert · innteressiert · inteerssiert · interesiert · interesisert · interesseirt · interessierrt · interessiertt
- interessierten ← inetressierten · innteressierten · inteerssierten · interesierten · interesiserten · interesseirten · interessieretn · interessierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interessiert" and "interessierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "interessiert" vs "interessierten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interessiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interessierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessiert" and "interessierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Interessent vs interessiert". 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 #1,982,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.