InternavsinternesConfusable pair

Quick tell: Interna is a noun, internes is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Interna” is a noun and “internes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,992
“Interna” frequency rank
#33,131
“internes” frequency rank
77123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Interna internes
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Internum Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern

Where the eye mixes Interna and internes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Interna
8 ch
internes

Why the eye confuses Interna with internes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Interna is [ɪnˈtɛʁna] while internes is [ɪnˈtɛʁnəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Interna is recorded at frequency rank #43,992, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪnˈtɛʁna]. internes is at rank #33,131, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtɛʁnəs].

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 77123, this pair ranks #267,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Interna vs internes

Shared letters: einrt. Private to "Interna": a. Private to "internes": s.

"Interna" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "internes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Internainetrna · innterna · intenra · interan · internna · interrna · intrena · intterna
  • internesinetrnes · innternes · intenres · interens · interness · internnes · internse · interrnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Interna" and "internes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Interna" is a noun and "internes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Interna" or "internes"?
"internes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,131 in our German list, against #43,992 for "Interna". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Interna" and "internes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Interna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "internes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #267,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Interna" and "internes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Interna vs internal". 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 #267,927 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list