Which to use
“intéressa” and “intéresses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,166
- “intéressa” frequency rank
- #31,093
- “intéresses” frequency rank
- 80259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intéressa | intéresses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de intéresser. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de intéresser. |
Where the eye mixes intéressa and intéresses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. intéressa runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against intéresses's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intéressa with intéresses
A purely visual mix-up. intéressa (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sa\) and intéresses (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intéressa is recorded at frequency rank #49,166, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sa\. intéresses is at rank #31,093, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛs\.
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 80259, this pair ranks #21,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intéressa vs intéresses
Shared letters: einrsté. Private to "intéressa": a. Private to "intéresses": -.
"intéressa" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "intéresses" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intéressa" and "intéresses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "intéressa" or "intéresses" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intéressa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intéresses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intéressa" and "intéresses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs interest". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,410 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.