ingresadovsinteresadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ingresado is a verb, interesado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ingresado” is a verb and “interesado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,871
“ingresado” frequency rank
#3,423
“interesado” frequency rank
22294
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ingresado interesado
Definition Participio de ingresar. Codicioso, avariento.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ingresado and interesado apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
ingresado
10 ch
interesado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ingresado is [ĩŋgɾeˈsað̞o] while interesado is [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ingresado is recorded at frequency rank #18,871, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋgɾeˈsað̞o]. interesado is at rank #3,423, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞o].

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 22294, this pair ranks #251,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ingresado vs interesado

Shared letters: adeinors. Private to "ingresado": g. Private to "interesado": t.

"ingresado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "interesado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ingresadoignresado · ingersado · inggresado · ingreasdo · ingresaddo · ingresaod · ingresdao · ingressado
  • interesadoinetresado · innteresado · inteersado · intereasdo · interesaddo · interesaod · interesdao · interessado

Frequency comparison

ingresado#18,871
interesado#3,423

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ingresado" and "interesado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ingresado" is a verb and "interesado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ingresado" or "interesado"?
"interesado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,423 in our Spanish list, against #18,871 for "ingresado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ingresado vs interesado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “ingresado”; for an adjective, it's “interesado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ingresado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list