# network

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɛt.wɜːk/ · frequency rank #1,023

## Definitions
1. Any interconnected group or system.
2. Any interconnected group or system.
3. Any interconnected group or system.
4. Any interconnected group or system.
5. A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neHd-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Germanic *natją
Proto-West Germanic *nati
Old English nett
Middle English net
English net
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
Middle English werk
English work
English network
From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses. Cognate with German Netzwerk.

## Easily confused with
- **Newark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/network-vs-newark)
- **networks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/network-vs-networks)

## Common misspellings (11)
`entwork`, `netowrk`, `nettwork`, `netwokr`, `networkk`, `networrk`, `netwrok`, `netwwork`, `newtork`, `nnetwork`, `ntework`

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