Which to use
“internacional” and “internacionales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #378
- “internacional” frequency rank
- #1,173
- “internacionales” frequency rank
- 1551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | internacional | internacionales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que está relacionado con dos o más naciones. | Forma del plural de internacional. |
Where the eye mixes internacional and internacionales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. internacional runs 13 letters (VCCVCCVCVVCVC) against internacionales's 15 (VCCVCCVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between internacional and internacionales
A purely visual mix-up. internacional ([ĩn̪t̪eɾnasjoˈnal]) and internacionales ([ĩn̪t̪eɾnasjoˈnales]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “internacional” sits inside “internacionales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
internacional is recorded at frequency rank #378, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾnasjoˈnal]. internacionales is at rank #1,173, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾnasjoˈnales].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1551, this pair ranks #321,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of internacional vs internacionales
Shared letters: aceilnort. Private to "internacional": -. Private to "internacionales": s.
"internacional" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVC · "internacionales" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- internacional ← inetrnacional · innternacional · intenracional · interancional · internaccional · internacinoal · internacioanl · internacionall
- internacionales ← inetrnacionales · innternacionales · intenracionales · interancionales · internaccionales · internacinoales · internacioanles · internacionaels
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "internacional" for "internacionales" ever safe?
Which is more common, "internacional" or "internacionales"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "internacional" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "internacionales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "internacional" and "internacionales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intencionales vs internacionales". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #321,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.