# Skynet

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈskaɪnɛt/ · frequency rank #45,662

## Definitions
1. A family of United Kingdom military communications satellites.

## Etymology
sky + net.
From sky and network. The first satellite, Skynet 1A, was launched on 22 November 1969.

## Easily confused with
- **skype** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skynet-vs-skype)
- **sonnet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skynet-vs-sonnet)
- **Skye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skye-vs-skynet)
- **skeet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skeet-vs-skynet)
- **Skyler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skyler-vs-skynet)
- **signet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/signet-vs-skynet)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ksynet`, `skkynet`, `sknyet`, `skyent`, `skynett`, `skynnet`, `skynte`, `skyynet`, `sskynet`, `syknet`

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