Which to use
“interné” is an adjective and “interner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,086
- “interné” frequency rank
- #42,954
- “interner” frequency rank
- 74040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interné | interner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraint à résider dans une certaine localité sans permission d’en sortir. | Obliger à résider dans une certaine localité, sans permission d’en sortir. |
Same sound, different letters: interné vs interner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: interné vs interner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: interné and interner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interné is recorded at frequency rank #31,086, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\. interner is at rank #42,954, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\.
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 74040, this pair ranks #38,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interné vs interner
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "interné": é. Private to "interner": -.
"interné" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "interner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interner ← inetrner · innterner · intenrer · interenr · internerr · internner · internre · interrner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interné" and "interner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "interné" or "interner"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "interné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interné" and "interner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interner vs internés". 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 #38,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.