internets
noun, verb
internets is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, internets means “The Internet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in internets?
| Letters | 9: I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 internets?
Internets appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 internets?
- US
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-internets.wav, En-au-Internets.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does internets mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of internet
- 2
The Internet.
I can't find this word in my print dictionary; let me go look it up on the internets.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of internet
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of internets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does internets come from?
In the humorous sense, inspired by George W. Bush who pluralized internet in a debate with John Kerry in 2004.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).