internee
/ɪntɝˈniː/noun
internee is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, internee means “One who is imprisoned or otherwise confined” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of internee is internees.
How many letters and syllables are in internee?
| Letters | 8: I-N-T-E-R-N-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is internee?
Internee appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce internee?
- UK /ɪntɜːˈniː/
- US /ɪntɝˈniː/
Internee has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-internee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with internee?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as internee from its last stressed vowel (/i/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of internee
- internees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does internee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who is imprisoned or otherwise confined.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Internee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | interné |
| German | Internierte |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does internee come from?
From intern + -ee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).