# internment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈtɝnmənt/ · frequency rank #29,323

## Definitions
1. The state of being imprisoned, usually without trial.

## Etymology
From intern + -ment.

## Easily confused with
- **internet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internet-vs-internment)
- **interment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interment-vs-internment)

## Common misspellings (16)
`inetrnment`, `innternment`, `intenrment`, `intermnent`, `internemnt`, `internmennt`, `internmentt`, `internmetn`, `internmment`, `internmnet`, `internnment`, `interrnment`, `intrenment`, `intternment`, `itnernment`, `niternment`

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