interessiertevsinteressierterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,385
“interessierte” frequency rank
#38,203
“interessierter” frequency rank
43588
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interessierte interessierter
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interessiert Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs interessiert

Where the eye mixes interessierte and interessierter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. interessierte runs 13 letters (VCCVCVCCVVCCV) against interessierter's 14 (VCCVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
interessierte
14 ch
interessierter

Why the eye confuses interessierte with interessierter

A purely visual mix-up. interessierte ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “interessierte” sits inside “interessierter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interessierte is recorded at frequency rank #5,385, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tə]. 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 43588, this pair ranks #1,413,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of interessierte vs interessierter

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

"interessierte" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCCV  ·  "interessierter" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interessierte ← inetressierte · innteressierte · inteerssierte · interesierte · interesiserte · interesseirte · interessieret · interessierrte
  • interessierter ← inetressierter · innteressierter · inteerssierter · interesierter · interesiserter · interesseirter · interessieretr · interessierrter

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "interessierte" and "interessierter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tə] versus [ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯tɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "interessierte" vs "interessierter" - which ranks higher?
"interessierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,385 in our German list, against #38,203 for "interessierter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interessierte" 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 #1,413,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interessierte" 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 #1,413,353 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