L’Internationale
\l‿ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal\
The verdict
“L’Internationale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chant révolutionnaire symbole de la lutte des classes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | L’Internationale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \l‿ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “L’Internationale” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
L’Internationale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \l‿ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
L’Internationale doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is L’Internationale, spelled L-’-I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Chant révolutionnaire symbole de la lutte des classes.
- 2Hymne de la république socialiste fédérative soviétique de Russie de 1918 a 1922 puis de l'URSS entre 1922 et 1944.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “L’Internationale”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-’-I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \l‿ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.