Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sync

/sɪŋk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
sync
IPA
/sɪŋk/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of synchronization or synchrony.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Harmony.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films.

Countable; Informal

verb

To flush all pending I/O operations to disk.

Informal

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Questions

How do you pronounce sync?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪŋk/.
What does sync mean?
Clipping of synchronization or synchrony.
Where does sync come from?
Clipping of synchronization.

How to pronounce sync

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/sɪŋk/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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