dereferencing
"dereferencing" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dereferencing” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act by which something is dereferenced.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dereferencing · dereferencing · English
dereferencing · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dereferencing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dereferencing” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dereferencing is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act by which something is dereferenced.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dereferencing, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is dereferencing, spelled D-E-R-E-F-E-R-E-N-C-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The act by which something is dereferenced.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dereferencing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Linus Torvalds himself designed the sparse tool to find direct userspace pointer dereferencings in the kernel.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.