# infernal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl/ · frequency rank #28,956

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
2. Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
3. Stygian, gloomy.
4. Diabolical or fiendish.
5. Very annoying; damned.

## Etymology
From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **inferno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infernal-vs-inferno)
- **internal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infernal-vs-internal)
- **informal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infernal-vs-informal)
- **interval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infernal-vs-interval)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ifnernal`, `inefrnal`, `infenral`, `inferanl`, `infernall`, `infernla`, `infernnal`, `inferrnal`, `inffernal`, `infrenal`, `innfernal`, `nifernal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/infernal