interne

Name: interne, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɪnˈtɛʁnə]

/[ɪnˈtɛʁnə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“interne” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,310 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#6,310
frequency rank, German: 7
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

interne vs Internet

75% similar

interne vs internen

88% similar

interne vs interner

88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for interne
Property	Value
Headword	interne
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɪnˈtɛʁnə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#6,310
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	12
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interne” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). interne lands here:

#6,310

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for interne is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪnˈtɛʁnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,310 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for interne, with forms such as "inetrne", "innterne", and "intenre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Internet", "internen", "interner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is interne, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrne,innterne,intenre,interen,internne,interrne,intrene,intterne,itnerne,niterne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "interne"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interne"?

"interne" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈtɛʁnə].

What does "interne" mean?

As an adjective, "interne" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intern

What words are commonly confused with "interne"?

"interne" is commonly confused with "Internet", "internen", "interner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "interne"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interne" is [ɪnˈtɛʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "interne" come from?

"interne" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “interne”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is I-N-T-E-R-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɪnˈtɛʁnə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Internet” - see the side-by-side comparison. interne vs Internet
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.