Which to use
“interés” is a noun and “interesan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #686
- “interés” frequency rank
- #8,275
- “interesan” frequency rank
- 8961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interés | interesan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Preferencia o inclinación que se siente por algo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interesar o de interesarse. |
Where the eye mixes interés and interesan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses interés with interesan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interés is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾes] while interesan is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interés is recorded at frequency rank #686, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾes]. interesan is at rank #8,275, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesãn].
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 8961, this pair ranks #303,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interés vs interesan
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interés": é. Private to "interesan": a.
"interés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "interesan" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interesan ← inetresan · innteresan · inteersan · intereasn · interesann · interesna · interessan · interresan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interés" for "interesan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "interés" or "interesan" show up more?
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 "interés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interesan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interés" and "interesan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interesan vs interesas". 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 #303,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.