Which to use
“intérêts” and “internets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,481
- “intérêts” frequency rank
- #36,447
- “internets” frequency rank
- 37928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intérêts | internets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de intérêt. | Pluriel de internet |
Where the eye mixes intérêts and internets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. intérêts runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against internets's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: intérêts vs internets
A purely visual mix-up. intérêts (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intérêts is recorded at frequency rank #1,481, 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 37928, this pair ranks #258,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intérêts vs internets
Shared letters: inrst. Private to "intérêts": éê. Private to "internets": e.
"intérêts" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "internets" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- internets ← inetrnets · innternets · intenrets · interents · internest · internetss · internetts · internnets
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intérêts" for "internets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "intérêts" vs "internets" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intérêts" 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 #258,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intérêts" 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 #258,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.