intéresservsintéresseraConfusable pair

Which to use

“intéresser” and “intéressera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,866
“intéresser” frequency rank
#26,767
“intéressera” frequency rank
31633
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intéresser intéressera
Definition Mêler, concerner, faire intervenir. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de intéresser.

Where the eye mixes intéresser and intéressera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. intéresser runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against intéressera's 11 (VCCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
intéresser
11 ch
intéressera

Why the eye confuses intéresser with intéressera

A purely visual mix-up. intéresser (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\) and intéressera (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “intéresser” sits inside “intéressera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intéresser is recorded at frequency rank #4,866, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\. intéressera is at rank #26,767, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sə.ʁa\.

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 31633, this pair ranks #302,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intéresser vs intéressera

Shared letters: einrsté. Private to "intéresser": -. Private to "intéressera": a.

"intéresser" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "intéressera" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "intéresser" and "intéressera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\ versus \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "intéresser" or "intéressera"?
"intéresser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,866 in our French list, against #26,767 for "intéressera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "intéresser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intéressera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "intéresser" and "intéressera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs intéressera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #302,582 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list