intérêts composés

\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ kɔ̃.po.ze\

/\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ kɔ̃.po.ze\/ noun

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The verdict

“intérêts composés” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Produit que rapporte un capital en ajoutant à l’intérêt simple l’intérêt de cet intérêt.

Key facts for intérêts composés
PropertyValue
Headwordintérêts composés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ kɔ̃.po.ze\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intérêts composés” sits in French frequency

intérêts composés falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intérêts composés is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ kɔ̃.po.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Produit que rapporte un capital en ajoutant à l’intérêt simple l’intérêt de cet intérêt.".

No misspelling variants are generated for intérêts composés in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is intérêts composés, spelled I-N-T-É-R-Ê-T-S- -C-O-M-P-O-S-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Produit que rapporte un capital en ajoutant à l’intérêt simple l’intérêt de cet intérêt.

This word in other languages

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intérêts composés"?
"intérêts composés" is spelled I-N-T-É-R-Ê-T-S- -C-O-M-P-O-S-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ kɔ̃.po.ze\.
What does "intérêts composés" mean?
As a noun, "intérêts composés" means: Produit que rapporte un capital en ajoutant à l’intérêt simple l’intérêt de cet intérêt.
How do you pronounce "intérêts composés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intérêts composés" is \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ kɔ̃.po.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intérêts composés" come from?
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Using “intérêts composés”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-É-R-Ê-T-S- -C-O-M-P-O-S-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ kɔ̃.po.ze\ (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
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