Which to use
“internal” is an adjective and “internar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,494
- “internal” frequency rank
- #36,076
- “internar” frequency rank
- 79570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | internal | internar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interno | pôr dentro |
Letter map: internal vs internar
Shared letters muted; letters that set internal and internar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - internal and internar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: internal is anadjective and internaraverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “internal” becomes r in “internar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
internal is recorded at frequency rank #43,494, classified as anadj. internar is at rank #36,076, tagged as averb, pronounced /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈnaɾ/.
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 79570, this pair ranks #1,483 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of internal vs internar
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "internal": l. Private to "internar": -.
"internal" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "internar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "internal" and "internar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "internal" or "internar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "internal" vs "internar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "internal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "internar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,483 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "internal" and "internar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infernal vs internal". 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 #1,483 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.