extragalactic
adjective
extragalactic is spelled E-X-T-R-A-G-A-L-A-C-T-I-C: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, extragalactic means “Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extragalactic?
| Letters | 13: E-X-T-R-A-G-A-L-A-C-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 extragalactic?
Extragalactic appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 extragalactic?
- US
Extragalactic has 5 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)-Flame,_not_lame-extragalactic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does extragalactic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.
Extragalactic astronomy is the study of things outside the Milky Way.
- 2
Originating outside of any galaxy.
- 3
Originating outside of the local galaxy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Extragalactic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | extragalactique |
| Spanish | extragaláctico |
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.
Where does extragalactic come from?
From extra- + galactic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).