Eurostar
/ˈjʊəɹəʊstɑː(ɹ)/noun
Eurostar is spelled E-U-R-O-S-T-A-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Eurostar means “A train on these services” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Eurostar is Eurostars.
How many letters and syllables are in Eurostar?
| Letters | 8: E-U-R-O-S-T-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 Eurostar?
Eurostar appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 Eurostar?
- /ˈjʊəɹəʊstɑː(ɹ)/
Eurostar has 3 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-Eurostar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Eurostar
- Eurostars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Eurostar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A train on these services.
- 2
A British Rail Class 373 (now largely superseded by Class 374) on any service.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Eurostar come from?
Commercial name, from Euro- + star.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).