internet
in·ter·net/ˈɪn.(t)ɚˌnɛt/noun, verb
internet is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (in·ter·net). It appears 115 times per million words in written English, the 932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, internet means “Internet access or connection; internet connectivity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of internet is internets.
How many letters and syllables are in internet?
| Letters | 8: I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·ter·net |
| In writing | 115 times per million words; the 932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is internet?
Internet appears 115 times per million words in written English, the 932nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce internet?
- UK /ˈɪn.təˌnɛt/
- US /ˈɪn.(t)ɚˌnɛt/
- Australia /ˈɪn.təˌnet/
As a verb (“To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form…”): /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/, /ˌɪntəˈnɛt/, /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/.
Internet has 3 syllables, split in·ter·net in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-internet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of internet
- internets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- internetting participle, present
- internetted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does internet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
Do you have internet at your place? My internet is down and I want to check my email.
- 2
Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
- 3
A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
- 4
The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.
verb
- 1
informalTo use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.
Having no idea what that means, I am internetting like mad.
- 2
archaicrareTo entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.
- 3
To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does internet come from?
The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).