Which to use
“interese” is a noun and “interesen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,408
- “interese” frequency rank
- #28,047
- “interesen” frequency rank
- 40455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interese | interesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interés | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de interesar o de interesarse. |
Where the eye mixes interese and interesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. interese runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against interesen's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses interese with interesen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interese is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾese] while interesen is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “interese” sits inside “interesen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interese is recorded at frequency rank #12,408, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾese]. interesen is at rank #28,047, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesẽn].
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 40455, this pair ranks #158,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interese vs interesen
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interese": -. Private to "interesen": -.
"interese" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "interesen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interese" and "interesen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "interese" or "interesen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "interese" and "interesen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interese" and "interesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interesas vs interesen". 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 #158,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.