Hackintosh
/ˈhækɪntɒʃ/noun
Hackintosh is spelled H-A-C-K-I-N-T-O-S-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Hackintosh means “A computer other than a Macintosh that has been configured to run the Macintosh operating system (OS X or macOS)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Hackintosh is Hackintoshes.
How many letters and syllables are in Hackintosh?
| Letters | 10: H-A-C-K-I-N-T-O-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 Hackintosh?
Hackintosh appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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).
How do you pronounce Hackintosh?
- /ˈhækɪntɒʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Hackintosh
- Hackintoshes plural
- hackintosh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Hackintosh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA computer other than a Macintosh that has been configured to run the Macintosh operating system (OS X or macOS).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).