sysadmin
noun
sysadmin is spelled S-Y-S-A-D-M-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sysadmin means “A system administrator; a person whose job it is to maintain computer or network systems” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sysadmin is sysadmins.
How many letters and syllables are in sysadmin?
| Letters | 8: S-Y-S-A-D-M-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 sysadmin?
Sysadmin appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 sysadmin
- sysadmins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sysadmin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A system administrator; a person whose job it is to maintain computer or network systems.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sysadmin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense systems administrator:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | administrateur systèmes |
| German | Systemadministrator |
| Portuguese | administrador de sistemas |
| Spanish | administrador de sistemas |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sysadmin come from?
Blend of system + administrator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).