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 September 3, 2026) - A tropical tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the Sapotaceae.

Corpus desk

Index EN-star-apple · star apple · English

star apple · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

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

Long-tail rank of “star apple” in English

star applesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how star apple appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. While Giles had money to waste upon gambling marbles, thanks to his three acres of limes, pawpaw, star apples and melon.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list