Which to use
“interesse” and “interest” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,015
- “interesse” frequency rank
- #36,908
- “interest” frequency rank
- 61923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interesse | interest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intérêt. | Intérêt. |
Where the eye mixes interesse and interest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. interesse runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against interest's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between interesse and interest
A purely visual mix-up. interesse (\in.te.ˈrɛs.se\) and interest (\ˈɪn.tɹɪst\) 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 61923, 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\. interest is at rank #36,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɪn.tɹɪst\.
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 61923, this pair ranks #89,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interesse vs interest
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "interesse": -. Private to "interest": -.
"interesse" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "interest" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interesse" and "interest" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "interesse" or "interest"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "interesse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interesse" and "interest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs interest". 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 #89,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.