Which to use
“inferno” is a noun and “interne” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,784
- “inferno” frequency rank
- #6,310
- “interne” frequency rank
- 34094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inferno | interne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Hölle | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern |
Letter map: inferno vs interne
Shared letters muted; letters that set inferno and interne apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - inferno and interne
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: inferno is anoun and interneanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inferno is recorded at frequency rank #27,784, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. interne is at rank #6,310, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtɛʁnə].
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 34094, this pair ranks #1,671,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inferno vs interne
Shared letters: einr. Private to "inferno": fo. Private to "interne": t.
"inferno" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "interne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inferno" and "interne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "inferno" or "interne" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "inferno" and "interne".
- Full dictionary entry for "inferno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inferno" and "interne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inferno vs puzzles". 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 #1,671,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.