Which to use
“Internat” is a noun and “internen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,098
- “Internat” frequency rank
- #7,340
- “internen” frequency rank
- 21438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Internat | internen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (meist private) Schule, in der Schüler(innen) auch wohnen und verpflegt werden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs intern |
Where the eye mixes Internat and internen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Internat and internen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Internat is [ɪntɐˈnaːt] while internen is [ɪnˈtɛʁnən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Internat is recorded at frequency rank #14,098, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪntɐˈnaːt]. internen is at rank #7,340, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtɛʁnən].
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 21438, this pair ranks #1,886,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Internat vs internen
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "Internat": a. Private to "internen": -.
"Internat" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "internen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Internat" for "internen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Internat" or "internen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Internat" and "internen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Internat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "internen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Internat" and "internen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "internal vs Internat". 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 #1,886,238 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.