# internal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/ · frequency rank #2,209

## Definitions
1. Of or situated on the inside.
2. Of or situated on the inside.
3. Of or situated on the inside.
4. Of or situated on the inside.
5. Of or situated on the inside.
6. Of or situated on the inside.
7. Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.
8. Of the inner nature of a thing.
9. Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.

## Etymology
From Middle English internall, internalle, borrowing from New Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from internus (“inward, internal”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, intern + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **internet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internal-vs-internet)
- **interval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internal-vs-interval)
- **Interpol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internal-vs-interpol)
- **intervals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internal-vs-intervals)
- **internally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internal-vs-internally)
- **intern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intern-vs-internal)
- **integral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/integral-vs-internal)
- **infernal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infernal-vs-internal)

## Common misspellings (12)
`inetrnal`, `innternal`, `intenral`, `interanl`, `internall`, `internla`, `internnal`, `interrnal`, `intrenal`, `intternal`, `itnernal`, `niternal`

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