netiquette
/ˈnɛt.ɪˌkɛt/noun
netiquette is spelled N-E-T-I-Q-U-E-T-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, netiquette means “Conduct while online that is appropriate and courteous to other Internet users, and may be expected or enforced by others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of netiquette is netiquettes.
How many letters and syllables are in netiquette?
| Letters | 10: N-E-T-I-Q-U-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is netiquette?
Netiquette appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 netiquette?
- /ˈnɛt.ɪˌkɛt/
- /ˈnɛt.ɪ.kɪt/
Netiquette has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-netiquette.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of netiquette
- netiquettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does netiquette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Conduct while online that is appropriate and courteous to other Internet users, and may be expected or enforced by others.
Top-posting and spamming are considered poor netiquette on a newsgroup.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of netiquette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Netiquette in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense appropriate conduct online:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nétiquette |
| German | Netiquette |
| Portuguese | netiqueta |
| Spanish | netiqueta |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does netiquette come from?
Blend of Net + etiquette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).