quicksort
quick·sort/ˈkwɪkˌsɔɹt/noun, verb
quicksort is spelled Q-U-I-C-K-S-O-R-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables (quick·sort). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quicksort means “A sorting algorithm that operates by recursively partitioning the items to be sorted into two sets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quicksort is quicksorts.
How many letters and syllables are in quicksort?
| Letters | 9: Q-U-I-C-K-S-O-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: quick·sort |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 quicksort?
Quicksort appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 quicksort?
- US /ˈkwɪkˌsɔɹt/
Quicksort has 2 syllables, split quick·sort in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of quicksort
- quicksorts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- quicksorting participle, present
- quicksorted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quicksort mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sorting algorithm that operates by recursively partitioning the items to be sorted into two sets.
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 quicksort come from?
From Quick + sort, from its computational efficiency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).