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interestingly
Introduces a sentence or clause and expresses that the following information is interesting, noteworthy, or unexpected.
Obwohl er kaum gelernt hatte, bestand er die Prüfung interessanterweise mit Bestnote.
Although he had barely studied, he interestingly passed the exam with top marks.
The word is made up of the adjective 'interessant' (interesting) and the ending '-erweise'. This ending forms adverbs from adjectives and means 'in a ... way'. Other examples are 'glücklicherweise' (fortunately) or 'normalerweise' (normally).
Normalerweise stehe ich früher auf.
Normally, I get up earlier.
'Interessanterweise' (interestingly) often stands at the beginning of a sentence in position 1. Then the conjugated verb follows in position 2. However, it can also stand in the middle of the sentence, usually after the verb.
Interessanterweise hat er das Angebot sofort angenommen.
Interestingly, he accepted the offer immediately.
This adverb is often used in written language or in a somewhat more formal conversational context to comment on a piece of information.
Die Studie kam interessanterweise zu einem völlig anderen Ergebnis.
Interestingly, the study came to a completely different conclusion.
surprisingly
Both words introduce noteworthy information. „Interessanterweise“ comments on it as interesting or striking and does not imply strong surprise; „überraschenderweise“ explicitly emphasizes that it is contrary to expectations. Use „interessanterweise“ for an interesting observation and „überraschenderweise“ when something is genuinely unexpected.
Interessanterweise öffnet der kleine Laden jeden Sonntag.
Interestingly, the small shop is open every Sunday.
Überraschenderweise öffnet der kleine Laden heute trotz des Feiertags.
Surprisingly, the small shop is open today despite the public holiday.
