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moonroof

noun

moonroof is spelled M-O-O-N-R-O-O-F: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moonroof means “A sunroof that has a clear glass panel, rather than being opaque, so that light can enter the vehicle even when the roof is closed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moonroof is moonroofs.

How many letters and syllables are in moonroof?

Letters8: M-O-O-N-R-O-O-F
In writingabout once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone 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 moonroof?

Moonroof appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).

Forms of moonroof

  • moonroofs plural
  • moon roof

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does moonroof mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    A sunroof that has a clear glass panel, rather than being opaque, so that light can enter the vehicle even when the roof is closed.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Moonroof in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

In the sense sunroof:

LanguageWords
GermanGlasschiebedach
Spanishtecho lunar

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 moonroof come from?

From moon + roof, patterned on sunroof. Coined by the Ford Motor Company in the 1970s.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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