# aster

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæs.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #36,438

## Definitions
1. Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
2. A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
3. A star.

## Etymology
From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Doublet of star; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo.

## Easily confused with
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-ate)
- **ATR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-atr)
- **ASTM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-astm)
- **Ayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-ayer)
- **Aston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-aston)
- **Aztec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-aztec)
- **Astor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-astor)
- **auger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-auger)
- **Austen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-austen)
- **Astley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-astley)
- **austere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-austere)
- **asr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asr-vs-aster)
- **ante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-aster)
- **acer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acer-vs-aster)
- **ashe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashe-vs-aster)
- **ASMR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asmr-vs-aster)
- **Asta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asta-vs-aster)
- **after** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/after-vs-aster)
- **asked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asked-vs-aster)
- **actor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/actor-vs-aster)

## Common misspellings (6)
`asetr`, `asster`, `asterr`, `astre`, `astter`, `sater`

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