Which to use
“internal” and “interne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,752
- “internal” frequency rank
- #6,310
- “interne” frequency rank
- 53062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | internal | interne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | innerlich, im Inneren befindlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern |
Where the eye mixes internal and interne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: internal vs interne
A purely visual mix-up. internal ([ɪntɐˈnaːl]) 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 53062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
internal is recorded at frequency rank #46,752, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɐˈnaːl]. 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 53062, this pair ranks #1,072,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of internal vs interne
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "internal": al. Private to "interne": -.
"internal" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "interne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "internal" and "interne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "internal" or "interne"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "internal" and "interne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "internal" 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 #1,072,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "internal" and "interne" 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 #1,072,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.