How to pronounce spaceship
Say it like SPAYS-ship. Spaceship has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SPAYS).
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- SPAYS
- ship
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Spaceship pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SPAYSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
- shipGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of spaceship
American and British speakers say spaceship in essentially the same way: /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/ in the US and /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/ in the UK.
British respelling: SPAYS-ship.
What does spaceship mean?
- A manned vehicle that flies through space.
- A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.
- 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.
Similar and opposite words
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Questions about saying spaceship
How do you pronounce spaceship?
Say SPAYS-ship. The American pronunciation is /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/. In British English it is /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in spaceship?
Spaceship has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SPAYS). Broken into parts: SPAYS · ship.
Do Americans and Brits say spaceship the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/ and the British form is /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.