infernal

[ĩɱfeɾˈnal]

/[ĩɱfeɾˈnal]/ adj

The verdict

“infernal” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,171
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne al infierno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-infernal · infernal · Spanish

infernal · rank #17,171 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,171
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH indulto

Nearest frequency peer: indulto (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “infernal”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “infernal” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

infernal vs interna
75% similar
infernal vs informal
75% similar
infernal vs invernal
88% similar

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

Key facts for infernal
PropertyValue
Headwordinfernal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩɱfeɾˈnal]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,171
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “infernal”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).infernalcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “indulto” (#17,170), “ingenioso” (#17,172), “ibérico” (#17,169). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “infernal” va en #17,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around infernal (IPA [ĩɱfeɾˈnal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,171 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for infernal, with forms such as "ifnernal", "inefrnal", and "infenral". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "interna", "informal", "invernal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is infernal, spelled I-N-F-E-R-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne al infierno.
  2. 2
    Relativo a una temperatura muy alta.
  3. 3
    Relativo a algo muy molesto o desagradable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tenía un aspecto realmente infernal
  2. Hacía un calor infernal

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnernal
  • inefrnal
  • infenral
  • inferanl
  • infernall
  • infernla
  • infernnal
  • inferrnal
  • inffernal
  • infrenal
  • innfernal
  • nifernal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infernal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnernal2inefrnal2infenral2inferanl2infernall1infernla2infernnal1inferrnal1
Edit distance from "infernal"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infernal"?
"infernal" is spelled I-N-F-E-R-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱfeɾˈnal].
What does "infernal" mean?
As an adjective, "infernal" means: Que pertenece o concierne al infierno.
What words are commonly confused with "infernal"?
"infernal" is commonly confused with "interna", "informal", "invernal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infernal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infernal" is [ĩɱfeɾˈnal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infernal" come from?
"infernal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list