extrasolar
adjective
extrasolar is spelled E-X-T-R-A-S-O-L-A-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, extrasolar means “of or originating outside the Solar System” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extrasolar?
| Letters | 10: E-X-T-R-A-S-O-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is extrasolar?
Extrasolar appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 extrasolar?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-extrasolar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of extrasolar
- extra-solar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extrasolar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
of or originating outside the Solar System.
Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin.
- 2
of or originating in a system other than Earth's, the solar system.
A four-inch telescope was once used to find an extrasolar planet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Extrasolar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense originating outside the Solar System:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | extra-solaire, extrasolaire |
| German | extrasolar |
| Spanish | extrasolar |
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 extrasolar come from?
From extra- + solar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).