spacefaring
/ˈspeɪsfæɹɪŋ/adjective, noun
spacefaring is spelled S-P-A-C-E-F-A-R-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, spacefaring means “Engaged in the building and launching of vehicles into space” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spacefaring?
| Letters | 11: S-P-A-C-E-F-A-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 spacefaring?
Spacefaring appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 spacefaring?
- US /ˈspeɪsfæɹɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spacefaring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Engaged in the building and launching of vehicles into space.
noun
- 1
spaceflight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spacefaring come from?
From space + faring, by analogy with seafaring.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).