Interessants

Interessants is a term that appears in some German- and French-influenced contexts to denote items that are considered particularly interesting or worthy of closer examination. It is not a standard, widely recognized term in formal linguistics, information science, or library classification, but rather a label that may appear in certain datasets, annotations, or informal discussions.

In practice, interessant-based labels function as a way to flag data points, documents, or observations that stand out due to factors such as novelty, relevance, ambiguity, or potential for insight. In corpus linguistics or annotation projects, researchers might tag sentences or passages as interessants to indicate they deserve attention during analysis or iterative labeling. In data visualization or recommender-system workflows, a related concept is “interestingness” or salience, and an accompanying set of interessant items can guide prioritization, review, or sampling.

Usage considerations include subjectivity and cultural bias, since what is deemed interesting can vary across researchers, domains, and user groups. The label is typically context-specific and may change between projects or over time as goals evolve. Because interessants are not part of a formal taxonomy, users should document criteria for selection and ensure consistent application to maintain reproducibility.

See also: interestingness, salience, relevance, novelty, active learning, data labeling.