Which to use
“interessant” and “intéressantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,907
- “interessant” frequency rank
- #6,309
- “intéressantes” frequency rank
- 30216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interessant | intéressantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intéressant. | Féminin pluriel de intéressant. |
Where the eye mixes interessant and intéressantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. interessant runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCC) against intéressantes's 13 (VCCVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between interessant and intéressantes
A purely visual mix-up. interessant (\ɪn.tə.ʁɛ.ˈsant\) and intéressantes (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sɑ̃t\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interessant is recorded at frequency rank #23,907, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɪn.tə.ʁɛ.ˈsant\. intéressantes is at rank #6,309, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sɑ̃t\.
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 30216, this pair ranks #311,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interessant vs intéressantes
Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interessant": -. Private to "intéressantes": é.
"interessant" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCC · "intéressantes" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessant ← inetressant · innteressant · inteerssant · interesant · interesasnt · interessannt · interessantt · interessatn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interessant" and "intéressantes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "interessant" or "intéressantes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interessant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intéressantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interessant" and "intéressantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs interessant". 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 #311,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.