Which to use
“interne” and “internes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,310
- “interne” frequency rank
- #33,131
- “internes” frequency rank
- 39441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interne | internes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern |
Where the eye mixes interne and internes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between interne and internes
A purely visual mix-up. interne ([ɪnˈtɛʁnə]) and internes ([ɪnˈtɛʁnəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “interne” sits inside “internes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interne is recorded at frequency rank #6,310, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtɛʁnə]. 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 39441, this pair ranks #1,536,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interne vs internes
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "interne": -. Private to "internes": s.
"interne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "internes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interne" and "internes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "interne" vs "internes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "interne" and "internes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interne" 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 #1,536,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interne" and "internes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "internal vs internes". 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 #1,536,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.