Internets

/[ˈɪntɐnɛt͡s]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,106

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Internets is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Internet Pronounced [ˈɪntɐnɛt͡s]. Often confused with interne and Internet.

Key facts for Internets
PropertyValue
HeadwordInternets
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪntɐnɛt͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,106
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Internets in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Internets is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪntɐnɛt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,106 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Internet".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Internets, with forms such as "inetrnets", "innternets", and "intenrets". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "interne", "Internet", "internen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Internets, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Internet

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrnets,innternets,intenrets,interents,internest,internetss,internetts,internnets,interntes,interrnets,intrenets,intternets,itnernets,niternets

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Internets

Misspelling Variants of "Internets"

inetrnets9innternets10intenrets9interents9internest9internetss10internetts10internnets10
Misspelling Variants of "Internets"

Frequency rank: #12,106 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Internets"?
"Internets" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪntɐnɛt͡s].
What does "Internets" mean?
As a noun, "Internets" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Internet
What words are commonly confused with "Internets"?
"Internets" is commonly confused with "interne", "Internet", "internen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Internets"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Internets" is [ˈɪntɐnɛt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Internets" come from?
"Internets" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.