Which to use
“interact” and “interacts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,583
- “interact” frequency rank
- #22,122
- “interacts” frequency rank
- 28705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interact | interacts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To act upon each other. | third-person singular simple present indicative of interact |
Where the eye mixes interact and interacts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interact vs interacts
A purely visual mix-up. interact (/ɪn.təˈɹækt/) and interacts (/ɪntəɹˈækts/) 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) - “interact” sits inside “interacts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interact is recorded at frequency rank #6,583, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪn.təˈɹækt/. interacts is at rank #22,122, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪntəɹˈækts/.
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 28705, this pair ranks #368,979 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interact vs interacts
Shared letters: aceinrt. Private to "interact": -. Private to "interacts": s.
"interact" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "interacts" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interact" and "interacts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "interact" vs "interacts" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "interact" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interacts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,979 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interact" and "interacts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interacts vs interfaces". 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 #368,979 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.