# international

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ · frequency rank #435

## Definitions
1. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
2. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
3. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
4. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
5. Of or concerning the association called the International.
6. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
7. Foreign; of another nation.

## Etymology
From inter- + national. Introduced in modern English by Jeremy Bentham in his An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1780.

## Easily confused with
- **Internationale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/international-vs-internationale)
- **internationally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/international-vs-internationally)
- **intentional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intentional-vs-international)

## Common misspellings (19)
`inetrnational`, `innternational`, `intenrational`, `interantional`, `internaitonal`, `internatinoal`, `internatioanl`, `internationall`, `internationla`, `internationnal`, `internatoinal`, `internattional`, `internnational`, `interntaional`, `interrnational`, `intrenational`, `intternational`, `itnernational`, `niternational`

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