Which to use
“intéressée” is a noun and “intéresser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,869
- “intéressée” frequency rank
- #4,866
- “intéresser” frequency rank
- 13735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intéressée | intéresser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui est intéressée. | Mêler, concerner, faire intervenir. |
Same sound, different letters: intéressée vs intéresser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. intéressée (VCCVCVCCVV) and intéresser (VCCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: intéressée vs intéresser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: intéressée and intéresser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13735, 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\. 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 13735, this pair ranks #399,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intéressée vs intéresser
Shared letters: einrsté. Private to "intéressée": -. Private to "intéresser": -.
"intéressée" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVV · "intéresser" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intéressée" for "intéresser" ever safe?
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After this comparison
"intéressée" and "intéresser" 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 "intéresser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intéressée" and "intéresser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs intéressée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #399,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.