Which to use
“interesse” is a noun and “intéresser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,015
- “interesse” frequency rank
- #4,866
- “intéresser” frequency rank
- 29881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interesse | intéresser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intérêt. | Mêler, concerner, faire intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes interesse and intéresser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. interesse runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against intéresser's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between interesse and intéresser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interesse is \in.te.ˈrɛs.se\ while intéresser is \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interesse is recorded at frequency rank #25,015, classified as anoun, pronounced \in.te.ˈrɛs.se\. intéresser is at rank #4,866, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\.
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 29881, this pair ranks #313,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interesse vs intéresser
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interesse": -. Private to "intéresser": é.
"interesse" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "intéresser" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interesse ← inetresse · innteresse · inteersse · interese · intereses · interresse · intersese · intreesse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interesse" and "intéresser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "interesse" or "intéresser" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "interesse" and "intéresser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interesse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intéresser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interesse" and "intéresser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs interesse". 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 #313,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.