Internet
German, noun/ˈɪntɐnɛt/
Internet is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T (8 letters) and appears 170 times per million words in written German, the 507th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Internet is a German neuter noun meaning “internet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Online-Medium; weltweites, öffentliches Computernetzwerk”.
What does Internet mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterinternet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Online-Medium; weltweites, öffentliches Computernetzwerk
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Internet
- Internets genitive
- iNet abbreviation
- Intern. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Internet?
- /ˈɪntɐnɛt/
- [ˈɪntɐnɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Internet in German?
Internet appears 170 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).