international

/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/

//ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l// adj

The verdict

“international” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,615 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#4,615
frequency rank, Spanish
13
letters
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Internacional.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

international vs internacional
92% similar

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

Key facts for international
PropertyValue
Headwordinternational
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/
Letters13
Frequency rank#4,615
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “international” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for international is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,615 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Internacional.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for international, with forms such as "inetrnational", "innternational", and "intenrational". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "internacional", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is international, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Internacional.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrnational,innternational,intenrational,interantional,internaitonal,internatinoal,internatioanl,internationall,internationla,internationnal,internatoinal,internattional,internnational,interntaional,interrnational,intrenational,intternational,itnernational,niternational

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetrnational2innternational1intenrational2interantional2internaitonal2internatinoal2internatioanl2internationall1
Edit distance from "international"

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 "international"?
"international" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/.
What does "international" mean?
As an adjective, "international" means: Internacional.
What words are commonly confused with "international"?
"international" is commonly confused with "internacional". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "international"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "international" is /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "international" come from?
"international" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “international”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “internacional” - see the side-by-side comparison. international vs internacional
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list