internal

/[ɪntɐˈnaːl]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,752

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

internal is anGermanadj. It means: innerlich, im Inneren befindlich Pronounced [ɪntɐˈnaːl]. Often confused with interne and Internet.

Key facts for internal
PropertyValue
Headwordinternal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɪntɐˈnaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,752
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of internal in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for internal is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪntɐˈnaːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,752 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "innerlich, im Inneren befindlich".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for internal, with forms such as "inetrnal", "innternal", and "intenral". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "interne", "Internet", "internen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is internal, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    innerlich, im Inneren befindlich

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrnal,innternal,intenral,interanl,internall,internla,internnal,interrnal,intrenal,intternal,itnernal,niternal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for internal

Misspelling Variants of "internal"

inetrnal8innternal9intenral8interanl8internall9internla8internnal9interrnal9
Misspelling Variants of "internal"

Frequency rank: #46,752 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "internal"?
"internal" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɐˈnaːl].
What does "internal" mean?
As an adj, "internal" means: innerlich, im Inneren befindlich
What words are commonly confused with "internal"?
"internal" is commonly confused with "interne", "Internet", "internen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "internal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "internal" is [ɪntɐˈnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "internal" come from?
"internal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.