internationally

adv

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"internationally" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“internationally” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,702
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an international manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-internationally · internationally · English

internationally · rank #7,702 · 21 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,702
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Iraqi

Nearest frequency peer: Iraqi (+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 “internationally”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “internationally” 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).

internationally vs international
87% similar
internationally vs intentionally
87% similar
internationally vs Internationale
80% similar

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

Key facts for internationally
PropertyValue
Headwordinternationally
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters15
Frequency rank#7,702
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “internationally”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Iraqi” (#7,703), “imported” (#7,700), “how's” (#7,699). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “internationally” is #7,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around internationally, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #7,702 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an international manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for internationally, with forms such as "inetrnationally", "innternationally", and "intenrationally". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "international", "intentionally", "Internationale", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From international + -ly. The correct English form is internationally, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an international manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Internationally, the shipping container had already proven its worth, and by the early 1960s battles were being fought over what their standardised dimensions would be (their expected proliferation was not in question).
  2. About 1.4 billion people traveled internationally last year, which is 99% of the number who did the same in 2019, the last full year before Covid-19 hit the world.

Etymology

From international + -ly.

This word in other languages

internacionalmente(Español)internationalement(Français)internacionalmente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrnationally
  • innternationally
  • intenrationally
  • interantionally
  • internaitonally
  • internatinoally
  • internatioanlly
  • internationallyy
  • internationaly
  • internationalyl
  • internationlaly
  • internationnally
  • internatoinally
  • internattionally
  • internnationally
  • interntaionally
  • interrnationally
  • intrenationally
  • intternationally
  • itnernationally
  • niternationally

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of internationally - 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.

inetrnationally2innternationally1intenrationally2interantionally2internaitonally2internatinoally2internatioanlly2internationallyy1
Edit distance from "internationally"

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 "internationally"?
"internationally" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y.
What does "internationally" mean?
As an adverb, "internationally" means: In an international manner.
What words are commonly confused with "internationally"?
"internationally" is commonly confused with "international", "intentionally", "Internationale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "internationally"?
From international + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list