unix
/ˈjuː.nɪks/noun
unix is spelled U-N-I-X: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unix means “Alternative form of Unix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unix is unixes or unices.
How many letters and syllables are in unix?
| Letters | 4: U-N-I-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unix?
Unix appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 unix?
- /ˈjuː.nɪks/
Unix has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Unix.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unix
- unixes plural
- unices plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unix mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Unix.
noun
- 1
informalAny of the above plus Unix-like operating systems similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the UNIX trademark.
GNU is not Unix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unix in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense operating system:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Unix |
| German | Unix |
| Portuguese | Unix |
| Spanish | Unix |
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.