pass by reference
noun
pass by reference is spelled P-A-S-S-B-Y-R-E-F-E-R-E-N-C-E: 15 letters. As a noun, pass by reference means “Alternative form of call-by-reference” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pass by reference?
| Letters | 15: P-A-S-S-B-Y-R-E-F-E-R-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
Words people confuse with pass by reference
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: call-by-reference.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pass by reference
- pass-by-reference
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pass by reference mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of call-by-reference.
noun
- 1
Synonym of call-by-reference.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).