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How to pronounce spacewalk

Say it like SPAY-swahk. Spacewalk has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SPAY).

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US American/ˈspeɪˌswɑk/SPAY-swahk
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • SPAY
  • swahk
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Spacewalk pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. SPAYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
  2. swahkGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does spacewalk mean?

noun
  1. Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space.
verb
  1. To perform a spacewalk.

Where does spacewalk come from?

From space + walk.

Questions about saying spacewalk

How do you pronounce spacewalk?

Say SPAY-swahk. The American pronunciation is /ˈspeɪˌswɑk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in spacewalk?

Spacewalk has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SPAY). Broken into parts: SPAY · swahk.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).