# spaceship

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #18,191

## Definitions
1. A manned vehicle that flies through space.
2. A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.
3. The operator <=> in certain programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.
4. A computer.

## Etymology
* space + ship
* (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer.

## Common misspellings (14)
`psaceship`, `sapceship`, `spacceship`, `spacehsip`, `spaceshhip`, `spaceshipp`, `spaceshpi`, `spacesihp`, `spacesship`, `spacsehip`, `spaecship`, `spcaeship`, `sppaceship`, `sspaceship`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spaceship