--- title: "How to pronounce \"space elevator\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"space elevator\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/6zxzda3zYxA/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/space-elevator" --- # How to pronounce "space elevator" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/spæsɪːlɛvætɒr/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **spa·cee·le·va·tor** ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "space elevator" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "technical problems are still enormous satellites travel at 18,000 mph the space elevator will probably not sustain a direct hit with a satellite going at 18,000 mph and what happens in case of a monsoon or a hurricane on the planet Earth you would want to Anchor the space elevator to some point on the Earth but it has to be flexible again because what happens when a hurricane rips right" - **Watch at 1:33**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zxzda3zYxA&t=93s) ### Example 2 > "for years to find a reason why we couldn't build a space elevator there was no reason the problem with earlier versions of the space elevator was we just didn't have a way to build the cable that was needed to maintain a space elevator and Brad came up with an Innovative twist looking" - **Watch at 2:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lldv_u4R6BU&t=161s) ### Example 3 > "it's really hard to imagine that you could have a space elevator that could survive the number of collisions that one would expect over the lifetime of a space elevator and you know if the ribbon's cut you're having a bad day again we're talking about ribbon three feet wide thinnest paper if you break the top part off the the counterweight what happens is the ribbon starts to come down it breaks at the bottom and the entire" - **Watch at 4:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lldv_u4R6BU&t=269s) ### Example 4 > "So why do you think that was? A space elevator doesn't exist in isolation. It exists along with everything else that's in orbit in Earth." - **Watch at 10:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1lxjpjogcg&t=603s) ### Example 5 > "It's estimated the global space industry could surge to over $1 trillion by 2040. A space elevator could bring huge returns for the team that builds it, which is maybe why a Japanese construction company is funding some research. A team from Nihon University in Tokyo are building robot climbers that ascend synthetic cable, focusing on increasing speed" - **Watch at 13:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1lxjpjogcg&t=783s) ### Example 6 > "The scientists say the biggest hurdles are beyond their control. The space elevator has to be operated in a way that it benefits everyone. It has to be that most anybody can launch on it." - **Watch at 15:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1lxjpjogcg&t=920s) ### Example 7 *Accent: US* > "A space elevator could potentially lower that number to less than a $1,000 per kilogram." - **Watch at 0:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2M73aXuORI&t=27s) ### Example 8 > "Is a space elevator realistic?" - **Watch at 44:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9xEb0HECSY&t=2681s) ### Example 9 > "But that's today. The promise is that in the coming decades with carbon nanotubes, with graphene, we'll create even new substances which can replace the silicon of computers, maybe even give us a space elevator. Graphene for example, is a substance made out of one-molecule-thick layer of carbon." - **Watch at 0:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zroyr-Q9f_o&t=25s) ### Example 10 > "But that's today. The promise is that in the coming decades with carbon nanotubes, with graphene, we'll create even new substances which can replace the silicon of computers, maybe even give us a space elevator. Graphene for example, is a substance made out of one-molecule-thick layer of carbon." - **Watch at 1:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zroyr-Q9f_o&t=61s) ## How to Pronounce "space elevator" - **Syllables**: spa · cee · le · va · tor - **IPA**: `/spæsɪːlɛvætɒr/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [space](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/space), [elevator](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/elevator) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “space elevator”? “space elevator” is pronounced /spæsɪːlɛvætɒr/ (spa · cee · le · va · tor). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “space elevator”? “space elevator” has 5 syllables: spa · cee · le · va · tor. ### How can I hear “space elevator” used in real sentences? This page has 15 real-world video examples of “space elevator” with synchronized subtitles. 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