Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

space city

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: space c-i-ty
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Official nickname for the city of Houston, Texas.

Etymology

A reference to NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center which opened 1963 in Houston.

Phrases

Space Coast

Frequently Paired Words

Space Coast

Questions

What does space city mean?: Official nickname for the city of Houston, Texas.
Where does space city come from?: A reference to NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center which opened 1963 in Houston.

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