Which to use
“interés” is a noun and “intereso” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #686
- “interés” frequency rank
- #39,294
- “intereso” frequency rank
- 39980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interés | intereso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Preferencia o inclinación que se siente por algo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de interesar o de interesarse. |
Where the eye mixes interés and intereso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. interés runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against intereso's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses interés with intereso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interés is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾes] while intereso is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾeso]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interés is recorded at frequency rank #686, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾes]. intereso is at rank #39,294, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾeso].
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 39980, this pair ranks #161,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interés vs intereso
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interés": é. Private to "intereso": o.
"interés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "intereso" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intereso ← inetreso · inntereso · inteerso · intereos · interesso · interreso · interseo · intreeso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interés" and "intereso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "interés" or "intereso" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "interés" and "intereso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intereso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interés" and "intereso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interesas vs intereso". 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 #161,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.