aliasing
noun, verb
aliasing is spelled A-L-I-A-S-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aliasing means “Distortion caused by a low sampling rate, such as a moiré effect or jaggies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aliasing is aliasings.
How many letters and syllables are in aliasing?
| Letters | 8: A-L-I-A-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aliasing?
Aliasing appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of aliasing
- aliasings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aliasing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Distortion caused by a low sampling rate, such as a moiré effect or jaggies.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of alias
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aliasing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense distortion caused by a low sampling rate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | repliement de spectre, crénelage |
| Portuguese | aliasing, serrilhado, serrilhamento |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.