star apple

noun

"star-apple" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“star apple” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A tropical tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the Sapotaceae.

Key facts for star apple
PropertyValue
Headwordstar apple
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “star apple” sits in English frequency

star apple falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

star apple is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for star apple in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is star apple, spelled S-T-A-R- -A-P-P-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tropical tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the Sapotaceae.
  2. 2
    The fruit of C. cainito.

Synonyms

caimitocainitotar applemilk fruit

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "star apple"?
"star apple" is spelled S-T-A-R- -A-P-P-L-E.
What does "star apple" mean?
As a noun, "star apple" means: A tropical tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the Sapotaceae.
What language does "star apple" come from?
"star apple" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “star apple”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-T-A-R- -A-P-P-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list