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. |
Same sound, different letters: intéressée vs intéressez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. intéressée (VCCVCVCCVV) and intéressez (VCCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - intéressée and intéressez
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intéressée" and "intéressez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intéressée" or "intéressez"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "intéressée" / "intéressez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "intéressée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intéressez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intéressée" and "intéressez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs intéressez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #207,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.