interés
Spanish, noun
interés is spelled I-N-T-E-R-É-S (7 letters) and appears 126 times per million words in written Spanish, the 683rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interés is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “interest (a fraction of the amount of what was borrowed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, ínteres is a different word: “plural of ínter”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Preferencia o inclinación que se siente por algo”.
What does interés mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinterest (a fraction of the amount of what was borrowed)
- 2
masculineinterest (attention that is given to something or someone)
- 3
masculineinterest (an involvement or stake in an undertaking)
- 4
masculinehobby, interest (task or activity that is of interest for someone)
noun
- 1
masculineplural of ínter
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Preferencia o inclinación que se siente por algo. 2. Importancia de alguna cosa. 3. Valoración económica de algo. 4. Producto útil que se saca de alguna cosa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of interés
- intereses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to interés
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is interés in Spanish?
interés appears 126 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).