# newton

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈn(j)uːtən/ · frequency rank #7,822

## Definitions
1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.

## Etymology
Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726) in 1948.

## Easily confused with
- **Norton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newton-vs-norton)
- **Newtown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newton-vs-newtown)
- **neon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neon-vs-newton)
- **newt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newt-vs-newton)
- **nelson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelson-vs-newton)
- **Newman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newman-vs-newton)
- **neuron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neuron-vs-newton)
- **Nestor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nestor-vs-newton)
- **Newsom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newsom-vs-newton)
- **newborn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newborn-vs-newton)
- **neutron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neutron-vs-newton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`enwton`, `netwon`, `newotn`, `newtno`, `newtonn`, `newtton`, `newwton`, `nnewton`, `nweton`

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