Interesse

/[ɪntəˈʁɛsə]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#814

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Interesse is aGermannoun. It means: Gefühl oder Einstellung, von etwas mehr wissen zu wollen Pronounced [ɪntəˈʁɛsə]. It ranks #814 in German word frequency. Often confused with interest and Interessen.

Key facts for Interesse
PropertyValue
HeadwordInteresse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntəˈʁɛsə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#814
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Interesse in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Interesse is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪntəˈʁɛsə]. Corpus data places it at rank #814 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Interesse, with forms such as "inetresse", "innteresse", and "inteersse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "interest", "Interessen", "Interesses", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Interesse, spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefühl oder Einstellung, von etwas mehr wissen zu wollen
  2. 2
    Tätigkeit, die man mag und in seiner Freizeit ausübt
  3. 3
    normative Gedanken, die Grund für Handlungen sind

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetresse,innteresse,inteersse,interese,intereses,intereße,interresse,intersese,intreesse,intteresse,itneresse,niteresse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Interesse

Misspelling Variants of "Interesse"

inetresse9innteresse10inteersse9interese8intereses9intereße8interresse10intersese9
Misspelling Variants of "Interesse"

Frequency rank: #814 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Interesse"?
"Interesse" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntəˈʁɛsə].
What does "Interesse" mean?
As a noun, "Interesse" means: Gefühl oder Einstellung, von etwas mehr wissen zu wollen
What words are commonly confused with "Interesse"?
"Interesse" is commonly confused with "interest", "Interessen", "Interesses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Interesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Interesse" is [ɪntəˈʁɛsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Interesse" come from?
"Interesse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.