Which to use
“intéressent” and “intéresses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,404
- “intéressent” frequency rank
- #31,093
- “intéresses” frequency rank
- 37497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intéressent | intéresses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de intéresser. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de intéresser. |
Same sound, different letters: intéressent vs intéresses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. intéressent runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCC) against intéresses's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - intéressent / intéresses
This is the hard kind. intéressent and intéresses are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛs\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intéressent is recorded at frequency rank #6,404, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛs\. 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 37497, this pair ranks #262,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intéressent vs intéresses
Shared letters: einrsté. Private to "intéressent": -. Private to "intéresses": -.
"intéressent" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCC · "intéresses" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intéressent" for "intéresses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "intéressent" or "intéresses"?
What to do next
"intéressent" and "intéresses" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "intéressent" 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 #262,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intéressent" and "intéresses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs intéresses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.