space suit
/ˈspeɪs.suːt/noun
space suit is spelled S-P-A-C-E-S-U-I-T: 9 letters. As a noun, space suit means “A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of space suit is space suits.
How many letters and syllables are in space suit?
| Letters | 9: S-P-A-C-E-S-U-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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 do you pronounce space suit?
- /ˈspeɪs.suːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-space_suit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with space suit
Also written: spacesuit (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of space suit
- space suits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does space suit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space.
- 2
A pressurized protective outfit worn by people working with extreme biohazards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Space suit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | combinaison spatiale |
| German | Raumanzug |
| Portuguese | fato espacial, traje espacial |
| Spanish | traje espacial |
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.