internetting
in·ter·net·ting/ˈɪntɚˌnɛtɪŋ/noun, verb
internetting is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T-T-I-N-G: 12 letters and 4 syllables (in·ter·net·ting). It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, internetting means “The act of entwining or linking things together so as to form a network; interconnecting, networking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in internetting?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·ter·net·ting |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 internetting?
Internetting appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 internetting?
- UK /ˈɪntəˌnɛtɪŋ/
- UK /ˌɪntəˈnɛtɪŋ/
- US /ˈɪntɚˌnɛtɪŋ/
Internetting has 4 syllables, split in·ter·net·ting in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does internetting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareThe act of entwining or linking things together so as to form a network; interconnecting, networking.
- 2
The act of connecting a computer, an electronic device, etc., into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
- 3
The act of connecting multiple computer networks together; internetworking.
- 4
informalThe act of using the Internet; specifically, searching for information using the Internet.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of internet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does internetting come from?
From internet + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).