Which to use
“intéressées” is an adjective and “intéresses” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,656
- “intéressées” frequency rank
- #31,093
- “intéresses” frequency rank
- 46749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intéressées | intéresses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de intéressé. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de intéresser. |
Where the eye mixes intéressées and intéresses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. intéressées runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVVC) against intéresses's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intéressées with intéresses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intéressées is \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\ while intéresses is \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intéressées is recorded at frequency rank #15,656, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\. intéresses is at rank #31,093, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛs\.
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 46749, this pair ranks #192,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intéressées vs intéresses
Shared letters: einrsté. Private to "intéressées": -. Private to "intéresses": -.
"intéressées" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVC · "intéresses" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intéressées" and "intéresses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intéressées" vs "intéresses" - which ranks higher?
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 "intéressées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intéresses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intéressées" and "intéresses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs intéresses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192,423 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.