interesadovsinteresasWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#3,423
“interesado” frequency rank
#47,887
“interesas” frequency rank
51310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interesado interesas
Definition Codicioso, avariento. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de interesar o de interesarse.

Where the eye mixes interesado and interesas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. interesado runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCV) against interesas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
interesado
9 ch
interesas

Look-alike desk: interesado vs interesas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interesado is [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞o] while interesas is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesas]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interesado is recorded at frequency rank #3,423, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞o]. interesas is at rank #47,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesas].

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 51310, this pair ranks #98,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of interesado vs interesas

Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interesado": do. Private to "interesas": -.

"interesado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV  ·  "interesas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interesado ← inetresado · innteresado · inteersado · intereasdo · interesaddo · interesaod · interesdao · interessado
  • interesas ← inetresas · innteresas · inteersas · intereass · interesass · interessa · interessas · interresas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "interesado" and "interesas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "interesado" is an adjective and "interesas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "interesado" vs "interesas" - which ranks higher?
"interesado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,423 in our Spanish list, against #47,887 for "interesas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "interesado" and "interesas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interesado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interesas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #98,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interesado" and "interesas" 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 #98,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list