int'l

adj

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"int-l" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“int'l” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,518
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of international.

Corpus desk

Index EN-int-l · int'l · English

int'l · rank #37,518 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,518
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH insufferable

Nearest frequency peer: insufferable (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “int'l”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “int'l” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

int'l vs it's
60% similar
int'l vs into
60% similar
int'l vs it'd
60% similar

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

Key facts for int'l
PropertyValue
Headwordint'l
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,518
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “int'l”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “insufferable” (#37,517), “interred” (#37,519), “ingress” (#37,516). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “int'l” is #37,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around int'l, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,518 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abbreviation of international.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for int'l, with forms such as "in'tl", "innt'l", and "int'll". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "it's", "into", "it'd", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is int'l, spelled I-N-T-'-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbreviation of international.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how int'l appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. All Koreans to become one or even two years younger under int'l system

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • in'tl
  • innt'l
  • int'll
  • intl'
  • intt'l
  • itn'l
  • nit'l

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of int'l - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

in'tl2innt'l1int'll1intl'2intt'l1itn'l2nit'l2
Edit distance from "int'l"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "int'l"?
"int'l" is spelled I-N-T-'-L.
What does "int'l" mean?
As an adjective, "int'l" means: Abbreviation of international.
What words are commonly confused with "int'l"?
"int'l" is commonly confused with "it's", "into", "it'd". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "int'l" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "int'l", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jeeps#37,525hoyer#37,498Leica#37,539Horan#37,496

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Jinnah7 variantslayoff7 variantsleper7 variantsLewin7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list