star apple
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | star apple |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “star apple” in English
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
- 1A tropical tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the Sapotaceae.
- 2The fruit of C. cainito.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how star apple appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
While Giles had money to waste upon gambling marbles, thanks to his three acres of limes, pawpaw, star apples and melon.
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.