Which to use
“innere” and “interne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,972
- “innere” frequency rank
- #6,310
- “interne” frequency rank
- 9282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | innere | interne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs inner- | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern |
Where the eye mixes innere and interne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: innere vs interne
A purely visual mix-up. innere ([ˈɪnəʁə]) and interne ([ɪnˈtɛʁnə]) 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 9282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
innere is recorded at frequency rank #2,972, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnəʁə]. 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 9282, this pair ranks #1,980,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of innere vs interne
Shared letters: einr. Private to "innere": -. Private to "interne": t.
"innere" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "interne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "innere" and "interne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "innere" vs "interne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "innere" 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 #1,980,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "innere" and "interne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "internal vs interne". 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 #1,980,687 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.