# starry vs stray

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### starry
*adjective · IPA /ˈstɑː.ɹi/ · frequency rank #24,007*
Having stars visible.

### stray
*noun · IPA /stɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #10,614*
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-stray