English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Linux Pronunciation
Linux is pronounced LI-nuhks, IPA /ˈlɪnəks/.
LI-nuhks
US /ˈlɪnəks/
Syllables: LI · nuhks (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): A family of free operating systems built around a kernel first released in 1991.
Audio for the American and British pronunciations plays on this page with JavaScript enabled.
Linux in a Sentence
- Most web servers in the world run Linux.
- She installed Linux on an old laptop.
- Android is built on a Linux kernel.
Common Mispronunciations of Linux
Not LY-nuhks
The opening i is short, the vowel of lint. A long eye would suggest the name Linus, which is where the word came from.
Not li-NUHKS
The opening beat is the loud one, and the x closes the word as a ks cluster.
Tip: Linus Torvalds, who wrote it, says LEE-nuhks, and LI-nuhks is the usual English reading.
More words starting with l · Every word in the pronunciation guide