# astral

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæstɹəl/ · frequency rank #24,382

## Definitions
1. Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
2. Relating to an aster.
3. Composed of ethereal material or non-physical (sometimes supersensible), and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body (as an astral body) to travel to other places or to other realms of existence (in or via the astral plane).

## Etymology
From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

## Easily confused with
- **aural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astral-vs-aural)
- **Astros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astral-vs-astros)
- **astray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astral-vs-astray)
- **Astrid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astral-vs-astrid)
- **atrial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astral-vs-atrial)
- **Asta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asta-vs-astral)
- **actual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/actual-vs-astral)
- **Amtrak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amtrak-vs-astral)
- **ashram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashram-vs-astral)
- **amoral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amoral-vs-astral)
- **ashtray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashtray-vs-astral)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asrtal`, `asstral`, `astarl`, `astrall`, `astrla`, `astrral`, `asttral`, `atsral`, `satral`

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