# internet

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/ · frequency rank #928

## Definitions
1. 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”).
2. Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“global community of individuals communicating via the Internet”).

## Etymology
The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.

## Easily confused with
- **intersex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internet-vs-intersex)
- **interred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internet-vs-interred)
- **interpret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internet-vs-interpret)
- **intersect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internet-vs-intersect)
- **internment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internet-vs-internment)
- **intent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intent-vs-internet)
- **intern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intern-vs-internet)
- **interest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interest-vs-internet)
- **internal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internal-vs-internet)
- **interact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interact-vs-internet)
- **intercept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercept-vs-internet)
- **interment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interment-vs-internet)

## Common misspellings (12)
`inetrnet`, `innternet`, `intenret`, `interent`, `internett`, `internnet`, `internte`, `interrnet`, `intrenet`, `intternet`, `itnernet`, `niternet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/internet