# Newark

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnjuːək/ · frequency rank #10,581

## Definitions
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## Etymology
Probably from Old English nīewe (“new”) + weorc (“work”). In this case, a perhaps more accurate sense of "work" would be that of a building, as an example of a work of labor. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newerche.

## Easily confused with
- **newer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newark-vs-newer)
- **Newry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newark-vs-newry)
- **near** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/near-vs-newark)
- **nears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nears-vs-newark)
- **network** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/network-vs-newark)

## Common misspellings (9)
`enwark`, `neawrk`, `newakr`, `newarkk`, `newarrk`, `newrak`, `newwark`, `nnewark`, `nweark`

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