Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starship

/stɑɹʃɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: star-ship
IPA: /stɑɹʃɪp/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars.

Etymology

From star + ship.

Inflected Forms

starships (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

airship ship spaceship stardrive starline starliner timeship

Synonyms

star vessel spaceship

Questions

How do you pronounce starship?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɑɹʃɪp/.
What does starship mean?: A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars.
Where does starship come from?: From star + ship.

How to pronounce starship

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