# YouTube

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈjuː.tʃuːb/ · frequency rank #2,238

## Definitions
1. A video-sharing website.
2. Collectively, the users of YouTube; especially the content creator's viewers.

## Etymology
A website name (from you + tube (“North American colloquial term for television”)) implying that users (you) may submit their own television (tube) content.

## Easily confused with
- **YouTuber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/youtube-vs-youtuber)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oyutube`, `yotuube`, `youtbue`, `youttube`, `youtubbe`, `youtueb`, `youutbe`, `yuotube`, `yyoutube`

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