intéresséevsintéressezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: intéressée is a noun, intéressez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“intéressée” is a noun and “intéressez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,869
“intéressée” frequency rank
#36,009
“intéressez” frequency rank
44878
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intéressée intéressez
Definition Femme qui est intéressée. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de intéresser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intéressée and intéressez apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
intéressée
10 ch
intéressez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: intéressée and intéressez 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 44878, 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\. intéressez is at rank #36,009, 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 44878, this pair ranks #207,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intéressée vs intéressez

Shared letters: einrsté. Private to "intéressée": -. Private to "intéressez": z.

"intéressée" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVV  ·  "intéressez" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

intéressée#8,869
intéressez#36,009

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intéressée" and "intéressez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "intéressée" is a noun and "intéressez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "intéressée" or "intéressez"?
"intéressée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,869 in our French list, against #36,009 for "intéressez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intéressée vs intéressez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “intéressée”; for a verb, it's “intéressez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “intéressée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list