intéresser

\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\

/\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“intéresser” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,866
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mêler, concerner, faire intervenir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-interesser · intéresser · French

intéresser · rank #4,866 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,866
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intervient

Nearest frequency peer: intervient (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « intéresser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « intéresser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intéresser vs intéresses
90% similar
intéresser vs interposer
70% similar
intéresser vs intéressez
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intéresser
PropertyValue
Headwordintéresser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,866
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intéresser »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).intéresserse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intervient » (#4,865), « invitation » (#4,867), « industries » (#4,864). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intéresser » est au #4,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around intéresser (IPA \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,866 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intéresser, with forms such as "inntéresser", "interesser", and "intréesser". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "intéresses", "interposer", "intéressez", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is intéresser, spelled I-N-T-É-R-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mêler, concerner, faire intervenir.
  2. 2
    Attirer l’attention, piquer la curiosité ou susciter un intérêt.
  3. 3
    (Absolument) Susciter de l'intérêt, de la curiosité à propos de soi
  4. 4
    Avoir de l’importance pour quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Avoir un intérêt matériel, financier.
  6. 6
    Y avoir son siège, en parlant d’une affection pathologique, pour un organe.
  7. 7
    Mettre un enjeu dans une partie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how intéresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les spéculations agricoles telles que la production de pastel ou de lin n’intéressaient que quelques propriétés en faire valoir direct appartenant à de riches bourgeois de Toulouse.
  2. Dès qu'il s'éloigne du sol natal, sa pensée y retourne avec un charme douloureux et persistant. Dole, Dijon, Auxerre, Joigny, Sens, Fontainebleau, tous ces grands relais de poste, n’intéressaient que médiocrement les deux enfants.

This word in other languages

interest(English)interesar(Español)interessieren(Deutsch)interessar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inntéresser
  • interesser
  • intréesser
  • inttéresser
  • intéersser
  • intéreser
  • intéresesr
  • intéresserr
  • intéressre
  • intérresser
  • intérseser
  • inétresser
  • itnéresser
  • nitéresser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intéresser - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inntéresser1interesser1intréesser2inttéresser1intéersser2intéreser1intéresesr2intéresserr1
Edit distance from "intéresser"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intéresser"?
"intéresser" is spelled I-N-T-É-R-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\.
What does "intéresser" mean?
As a verb, "intéresser" means: Mêler, concerner, faire intervenir.
What words are commonly confused with "intéresser"?
"intéresser" is commonly confused with "intéresses", "interposer", "intéressez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intéresser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intéresser" is \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intéresser" come from?
"intéresser" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intéresser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intervient#4,865invitation#4,867industries#4,864malheureux#4,872

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Microsoft14 variantsencourager14 variantsorchestre14 variantsromantique14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list