Which to use
“intéresser” and “intéressez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,866
- “intéresser” frequency rank
- #36,009
- “intéressez” frequency rank
- 40875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intéresser | intéressez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mêler, concerner, faire intervenir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de intéresser. |
Same sound, different letters: intéresser vs intéressez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. intéresser and intéressez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - intéresser / intéressez
This is the hard kind. intéresser and intéressez are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.se\) 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 a single letter - r in “intéresser” becomes z in “intéressez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40875, 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\. 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 40875, this pair ranks #237,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intéresser vs intéressez
Shared letters: einrsté. Private to "intéresser": -. Private to "intéressez": z.
"intéresser" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "intéressez" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intéresser" and "intéressez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "intéresser" vs "intéressez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"intéresser" and "intéressez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "intéresser" 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 #237,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intéresser" and "intéressez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intéressa vs intéressez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,263 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.