mergesort
noun, verb
mergesort is spelled M-E-R-G-E-S-O-R-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mergesort means “A divide and conquer sorting algorithm that operates by dividing the items to be sorted into many small lists and gradually merging them together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mergesort is mergesorts.
How many letters and syllables are in mergesort?
| Letters | 9: M-E-R-G-E-S-O-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 mergesort?
Mergesort appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 mergesort
- mergesorts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- merge-sort
- mergesorting participle, present
- mergesorted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mergesort mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A divide and conquer sorting algorithm that operates by dividing the items to be sorted into many small lists and gradually merging them together.
verb
- 1
To sort with such an algorithm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mergesort come from?
From merge + sort.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).