intranet

/[ɛ̃tʁanɛt]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,992

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

intranet is aGermannoun. It means: Intranet Pronounced [ɛ̃tʁanɛt]. Often confused with Internet.

Key facts for intranet
PropertyValue
Headwordintranet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛ̃tʁanɛt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,992
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for intranet is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛ̃tʁanɛt]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,992 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Intranet".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for intranet, with forms such as "inntranet", "inrtanet", and "intarnet". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Internet", 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 intranet, spelled I-N-T-R-A-N-E-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intranet

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inntranet,inrtanet,intarnet,intraent,intranett,intrannet,intrante,intrnaet,intrranet,inttranet,itnranet,nitranet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for intranet

Misspelling Variants of "intranet"

inntranet9inrtanet8intarnet8intraent8intranett9intrannet9intrante8intrnaet8
Misspelling Variants of "intranet"

Frequency rank: #48,992 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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