syscall
noun
syscall is spelled S-Y-S-C-A-L-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, syscall means “A software request for a service from the operating system kernel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of syscall is syscalls.
How many letters and syllables are in syscall?
| Letters | 7: S-Y-S-C-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 syscall?
Syscall appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 syscall
- syscalls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syscall mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A software request for a service from the operating system kernel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does syscall come from?
Clipped compound of system call.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).