# Napster

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,914

## Definitions
1. Any website that facilitates free distribution of data.

## Etymology
Named after Napster, a file-sharing system (not itself a website) that facilitated the copying of copyrighted MP3 audio files, itself named after a nickname of its creator Shawn Fanning, referring to his nappy-textured hair; hence nap + -ster.

## Easily confused with
- **Napier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napier-vs-napster)

## Common misspellings (11)
`anpster`, `nappster`, `napsetr`, `napsster`, `napsterr`, `napstre`, `napstter`, `naptser`, `naspter`, `nnapster`, `npaster`

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