symlink
noun, verb
symlink is spelled S-Y-M-L-I-N-K: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, symlink means “A symbolic link” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of symlink is symlinks.
How many letters and syllables are in symlink?
| Letters | 7: S-Y-M-L-I-N-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 symlink?
Symlink appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 symlink?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-symlink.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of symlink
- symlinks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- symlinking participle, present
- symlinked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does symlink mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A symbolic link.
verb
- 1
To make accessible by means of a symbolic link.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does symlink come from?
Contraction of symbolic link.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).