🇪🇸 Spanish

internet

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el internet

internet

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internet
/el inteɾˈnet/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say internet in Spanish?

IPA
/el inteɾˈnet/

How do you pronounce internet in Spanish?

internet is pronounced /el inteɾˈnet/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El internet moderno ha revolucionado completamente nuestras vidas.

The modern internet has completely revolutionized our lives. (masculine adjective 'moderno' agrees with masculine noun 'internet')

El internet rápido es esencial para trabajar desde casa.

Fast internet is essential for working from home. (masculine adjective 'rápido' agrees with masculine noun 'internet')

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Why is it masculine?

Internet is masculine in Spanish because it derives from the English term "Internet," and Spanish treats most borrowed English words ending in consonants as masculine by default, similar to how other tech terms like "software" are masculine. While there's no etymological reason rooted in Latin (since the word is a modern English coinage), the masculine assignment follows Spanish's general pattern of assigning masculine gender to foreign words that don't fit standard feminine endings.

What is the Spanish word for internet?

The Spanish word for internet is el internet — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianinternetilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseinternet flips!afeminine

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