Which to use
“intérêt” and “internets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #616
- “intérêt” frequency rank
- #36,447
- “internets” frequency rank
- 37063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intérêt | internets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui importe, ce qui convient, en quelque manière que ce soit, à l’utilité, à l’avantage d’une personne ou d’une collectivité, d’un individu ou d’une personne morale, en ce qui concerne soit leur bien physique et matériel, soit leur bien intellectuel et moral, soit leur considération et leur honneur. | Pluriel de internet |
Where the eye mixes intérêt and internets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intérêt and internets
A purely visual mix-up. intérêt (\ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ\) and internets (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intérêt is recorded at frequency rank #616, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ\. internets is at rank #36,447, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt\.
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 37063, this pair ranks #265,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intérêt vs internets
Shared letters: inrt. Private to "intérêt": éê. Private to "internets": es.
"intérêt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "internets" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- internets ← inetrnets · innternets · intenrets · interents · internest · internetss · internetts · internnets
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intérêt" for "internets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "intérêt" vs "internets" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intérêt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "internets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intérêt" and "internets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interner vs internets". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #265,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.