Which to use
“intéressée” is a noun and “intéressées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,869
- “intéressée” frequency rank
- #15,656
- “intéressées” frequency rank
- 24525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intéressée | intéressées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui est intéressée. | Féminin pluriel de intéressé. |
Same sound, different letters: intéressée vs intéressées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. intéressée runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVV) against intéressées's 11 (VCCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - intéressée and intéressées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: intéressée and intéressées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “intéressée” sits inside “intéressées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intéressée is recorded at frequency rank #8,869, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\. intéressées is at rank #15,656, tagged as anadj, 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 24525, this pair ranks #346,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intéressée vs intéressées
Shared letters: einrsté. Private to "intéressée": -. Private to "intéressées": -.
"intéressée" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVV · "intéressées" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intéressée" and "intéressées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "intéressée" or "intéressées" show up more?
Useful next steps
"intéressée" and "intéressées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "intéressée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intéressées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intéressée" and "intéressées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs intéressée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #346,122 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.