interessiertvsinteressierterConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#1,159
“interessiert” frequency rank
#38,203
“interessierter” frequency rank
39362
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interessiert interessierter
Definition geistig aufgeschlossen, an vielen Dingen Interesse bekundend Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interessiert

Where the eye mixes interessiert and interessierter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. interessiert runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCCVVCC) against interessierter's 14 (VCCVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
interessiert
14 ch
interessierter

Visual trap between interessiert and interessierter

A purely visual mix-up. interessiert ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯t]) and interessierter ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tɐ]) 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 “interessierter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39362, 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]. 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 39362, this pair ranks #1,538,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of interessiert vs interessierter

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

"interessiert" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCC  ·  "interessierter" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interessiert ← inetressiert · innteressiert · inteerssiert · interesiert · interesisert · interesseirt · interessierrt · interessiertt
  • interessierter ← inetressierter · innteressierter · inteerssierter · interesierter · interesiserter · interesseirter · interessieretr · interessierrter

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "interessiert" and "interessierter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯t] versus [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "interessiert" vs "interessierter" - which ranks higher?
"interessiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,159 in our German list, against #38,203 for "interessierter". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "interessiert" 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 #1,538,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interessiert" and "interessierter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interessiere vs interessierter". 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 #1,538,867 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