userspace
noun
userspace is spelled U-S-E-R-S-P-A-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, userspace means “The area of memory used for a user's applications, etc., as opposed to that reserved for the operating system kernel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of userspace is userspaces.
How many letters and syllables are in userspace?
| Letters | 9: U-S-E-R-S-P-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 userspace?
Userspace appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 userspace
- userspaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does userspace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The area of memory used for a user's applications, etc., as opposed to that reserved for the operating system kernel.
- 2
A namespace on a wiki used by individual users for personal details and discussions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does userspace come from?
From user + space.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).