internationalevsinternationalesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: internationale is a noun, internationales is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“internationale” is a noun and “internationales” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,140
“internationale” frequency rank
#3,143
“internationales” frequency rank
4283
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature internationale internationales
Definition Association internationale de travailleurs, dont le but est l'union de tous les travailleurs, sans distinction de nationalité, pour la défense de leurs revendications communes. Féminin pluriel de international.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set internationale and internationales apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

14 ch
internationale
15 ch
internationales

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: internationale and internationales carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “internationale” sits inside “internationales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

internationale is recorded at frequency rank #1,140, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal\. internationales is at rank #3,143, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal\.

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 4283, this pair ranks #431,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of internationale vs internationales

Shared letters: aeilnort. Private to "internationale": -. Private to "internationales": s.

"internationale" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVCV  ·  "internationales" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • internationaleinetrnationale · innternationale · intenrationale · interantionale · internaitonale · internatinoale · internatioanle · internationael
  • internationalesinetrnationales · innternationales · intenrationales · interantionales · internaitonales · internatinoales · internatioanles · internationaels

Frequency comparison

internationale#1,140
internationales#3,143

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "internationale" and "internationales" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "internationale" is a noun and "internationales" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "internationale" or "internationales"?
"internationale" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,140 in our French list, against #3,143 for "internationales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering internationale vs internationales

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “internationale”; for an adjective, it's “internationales”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “internationale” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list