# intern vs internet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### intern
*noun · IPA /ɪnˈtɝn/ · frequency rank #11,727*
A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.

### internet
*name · IPA /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/ · frequency rank #928*
Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“the specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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