# MSNBC

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #19,143

## Definitions
1. Former name of MS NOW, an American news-based television channel and website.

## Etymology
An initialism from the names of its founders, Microsoft and the National Broadcasting Company, equivalent to MS + NBC.

## Easily confused with
- **MSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/msn-vs-msnbc)
- **manic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manic-vs-msnbc)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmsnbc`, `mnsbc`, `msbnc`, `msnbbc`, `msnbcc`, `msncb`, `msnnbc`, `mssnbc`, `smnbc`

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