stargaze
/ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/verb
stargaze is spelled S-T-A-R-G-A-Z-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, stargaze means “To look at the stars at night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stargaze?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-R-G-A-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 stargaze?
Stargaze appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 stargaze?
- US /ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of stargaze
- stargazes present, singular, he/she/it
- stargazing participle, present
- stargazed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stargaze mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To look at the stars at night.
It was a very clear night so I paused to stargaze until I got cold and went in.
- 2
To gaze engrossed with emotion or contemplatively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stargaze come from?
From star + gaze.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).