pathname
noun
pathname is spelled P-A-T-H-N-A-M-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pathname means “The full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories or subdirectories in the path needed to access it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pathname is pathnames.
How many letters and syllables are in pathname?
| Letters | 8: P-A-T-H-N-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 pathname?
Pathname appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 pathname
- pathnames plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pathname mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories or subdirectories in the path needed to access it.
Meronyms: filepath, filename, basename
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pathname come from?
From path + name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).