interests

\ˈɪn.tɹɪsts\

/\ˈɪn.tɹɪsts\/ noun

The verdict

“interests” is uncommon French (frequency #90,831 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,831
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de interest.

Key facts for interests
PropertyValue
Headwordinterests
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɪn.tɹɪsts\
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interests” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). interests lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interests is uncommon French at frequency #90,831 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɪn.tɹɪsts\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de interest.".

interests has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is interests, spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de interest.

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 "interests"?
"interests" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɪn.tɹɪsts\.
What does "interests" mean?
As a noun, "interests" means: Pluriel de interest.
How do you pronounce "interests"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interests" is \ˈɪn.tɹɪsts\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interests" come from?
"interests" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “interests”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈɪn.tɹɪsts\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list