Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spacefaring

/ˈspeɪsfæɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: space-far-ing
IPA: /ˈspeɪsfæɹɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Engaged in the building and launching of vehicles into space.

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If God wanted man to become a spacefaring species, He would have given man a moon."
"Though now extinct, the rachni once threatened every species in Citadel space. Over 2000 years ago, explorers foolishly opened a mass relay to a previously-unknown system and encountered something never seen before or since: a species of spacefaring insects guided by a hive-mind intelligence."
"His startup rocket company, SpaceX, has leapfrogged Boeing and others to own America’s spacefaring future."

Etymology

From space + faring, by analogy with seafaring.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈspeɪsfæɹɪŋ/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

spaceflight space travel

Questions

How do you pronounce spacefaring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspeɪsfæɹɪŋ/.
What does spacefaring mean?: Engaged in the building and launching of vehicles into space.
Where does spacefaring come from?: From space + faring, by analogy with seafaring.

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