internet
French, noun/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt/
internet is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T (8 letters) and appears 135 times per million words in written French, the 612th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Internet is a French masculine noun meaning “the Internet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Réseau informatique mondial”.
What does internet mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe Internet
Il a rencontré beaucoup d'amis sur internet la semaine dernière.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Réseau informatique mondial. 2. Sous-ensemble d’ordinateurs reliés à Internet, limité à une région ou une fonction particulière. 3. Le monde virtuel formé par l’ensemble des réseaux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of internet
- internets plural
- Internet
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce internet?
- /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt/
- \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt\
- [ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is internet in French?
internet appears 135 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).