Corn starch or cornstarch?
corn starch is a noun meaning “Alternative form of cornstarch”; cornstarch is a noun meaning “A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a…”. corn starch is written as two words and cornstarch as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between corn starch and cornstarch?
| corn starch | cornstarch | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative form of cornstarch | A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | none | cornstarches |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 3 million words |
Sources: corn starch and cornstarch in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of corn starch and cornstarch
corn starch
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Alternative form of cornstarch
cornstarch
- 1
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, corn starch or cornstarch?
corn starch is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; cornstarch about once in every 3 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).