Which to use
“interner” and “internes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,788
- “interner” frequency rank
- #33,131
- “internes” frequency rank
- 60919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interner | internes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern |
Where the eye mixes interner and internes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interner vs internes
A purely visual mix-up. interner ([ɪnˈtɛʁnɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “interner” becomes s in “internes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interner is recorded at frequency rank #27,788, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtɛʁnɐ]. 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 60919, this pair ranks #769,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interner vs internes
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "interner": -. Private to "internes": s.
"interner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "internes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interner" and "internes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "interner" or "internes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interner" 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 #769,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interner" 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 #769,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.