interest

[ˈɪntrəst]

/[ˈɪntrəst]/ verb

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The verdict

“interest” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,626
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden interessieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-interest · interest · German

interest · rank #31,626 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,626
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Innenausstatt…

Nearest frequency peer: Innenausstattung (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „interest“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „interest“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

interest vs Internet
63% similar
interest vs Internat
63% similar
interest vs internes
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for interest
PropertyValue
Headwordinterest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɪntrəst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,626
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „interest“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.interestliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Innenausstattung“ (#31,625), „irma“ (#31,627), „inländischen“ (#31,624). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „interest“ bei #31,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around interest (IPA [ˈɪntrəst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,626 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas oder jemanden interessieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for interest, with forms such as "inetrest", "innterest", and "inteerst". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Internet", "Internat", "internes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is interest, spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas oder jemanden interessieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how interest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „[…] there is nothing that touches you that does not interest me.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrest
  • innterest
  • inteerst
  • interesst
  • interestt
  • interets
  • interrest
  • interset
  • intreest
  • intterest
  • itnerest
  • niterest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interest - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetrest2innterest1inteerst2interesst1interestt1interets2interrest1interset2
Edit distance from "interest"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interest"?
"interest" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪntrəst].
What does "interest" mean?
As a verb, "interest" means: etwas oder jemanden interessieren
What words are commonly confused with "interest"?
"interest" is commonly confused with "Internet", "Internat", "internes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interest" is [ˈɪntrəst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interest" come from?
"interest" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interest", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jeanette#31,630Kirchhof#31,642Klöstern#31,644globales#31,584

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Hisbollah12 variantsgefaltet12 variantsGedränge12 variantsNagellack12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list