Which to use
“intentionally” and “internationally” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,351
- “intentionally” frequency rank
- #7,702
- “internationally” frequency rank
- 17053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentionally | internationally |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In an intentional manner; on purpose. | In an international manner. |
Letter map: intentionally vs internationally
Shared letters muted; letters that set intentionally and internationally apart highlighted. Shared run: 13. intentionally runs 13 letters (VCCVCCVVCVCCV) against internationally's 15 (VCCVCCVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on intentionally vs internationally
intentionally and internationally are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentionally is recorded at frequency rank #9,351, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/. internationally is at rank #7,702, tagged as anadv.
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 17053, this pair ranks #453,911 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentionally vs internationally
Shared letters: aeilnoty. Private to "intentionally": -. Private to "internationally": r.
"intentionally" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVCCV · "internationally" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentionally ← inetntionally · inntentionally · intenitonally · intenntionally · intentinoally · intentioanlly · intentionallyy · intentionaly
- internationally ← inetrnationally · innternationally · intenrationally · interantionally · internaitonally · internatinoally · internatioanlly · internationallyy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intentionally" and "internationally" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "intentionally" or "internationally"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "intentionally" and "internationally". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentionally" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "internationally" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #453,911 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentionally" and "internationally" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Internationale vs internationally". 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 #453,911 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.