# newt

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnjuːt/ · frequency rank #21,593

## Definitions
1. A small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.

## Etymology
From Middle English newte, newete, from rebracketing of Middle English an ewte as a newte (for similar misdivisions compare adder, nickname, apron, umpire, etc.). Middle English evete, eute, euete, ewte (“newt”), derives from Old English efete (“lizard; newt”). Doublet of eft.

## Easily confused with
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nt)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-now)
- **nut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nut)
- **NSW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nsw)
- **NYT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nyt)
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nit)
- **NWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nwa)
- **NWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nws)
- **ney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-ney)
- **NWO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nwo)
- **NEX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nex)
- **NPT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-npt)
- **next** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-next)
- **NIST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-nist)
- **newton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-newton)
- **ne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ne-vs-newt)
- **new** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/new-vs-newt)
- **net** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/net-vs-newt)
- **Nat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nat-vs-newt)

## Common misspellings (6)
`enwt`, `netw`, `newtt`, `newwt`, `nnewt`, `nwet`

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