astronautics
noun
astronautics is spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-A-U-T-I-C-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, astronautics means “Navigation through space” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in astronautics?
| Letters | 12: A-S-T-R-O-N-A-U-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is astronautics?
Astronautics appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce astronautics?
Astronautics has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-astronautics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does astronautics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Navigation through space.
- 2
The science and technology of space flight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Astronautics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | astronáutica |
| Spanish | astronáutica |
| German | Raumfahrt |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.