starcraft

noun

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

The verdict

“starcraft” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,460
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The art of interpreting or reading the stars, astrology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-starcraft · starcraft · English

starcraft · rank #40,460 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,460
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stiletto

Nearest frequency peer: stiletto (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “starcraft”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “starcraft” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for starcraft
PropertyValue
Headwordstarcraft
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,460
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “starcraft”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).starcraftlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “stiletto” (#40,461), “stipe” (#40,462), “stooge” (#40,464). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “starcraft” is #40,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around starcraft, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,460 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The art of interpreting or reading the stars, astrology.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for starcraft, with forms such as "satrcraft", "sstarcraft", and "stacrraft". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From star + -craft, the latter part from Old English -cræft (“-craft”). The correct English form is starcraft, spelled S-T-A-R-C-R-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The art of interpreting or reading the stars, astrology.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On the same morning, almost the same hour, / Under the selfsame aspect of the stars, / (Oh falsehood of all starcraft!) we were born. / How like each other was the birth of each!
  2. They were the keepers of starcraft, runecraft, lorecraft and wortcraft and they guided many through the darkness of the future and healed bodies and minds.

Etymology

From star + -craft, the latter part from Old English -cræft (“-craft”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satrcraft
  • sstarcraft
  • stacrraft
  • starcarft
  • starccraft
  • starcrafft
  • starcraftt
  • starcratf
  • starcrfat
  • starcrraft
  • starrcaft
  • starrcraft
  • stracraft
  • sttarcraft
  • tsarcraft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of starcraft - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

satrcraft2sstarcraft1stacrraft2starcarft2starccraft1starcrafft1starcraftt1starcratf2
Edit distance from "starcraft"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "starcraft"?
"starcraft" is spelled S-T-A-R-C-R-A-F-T.
What does "starcraft" mean?
As a noun, "starcraft" means: The art of interpreting or reading the stars, astrology.
What are common misspellings of "starcraft"?
Common misspellings include "satrcraft", "sstarcraft", "stacrraft", "starcarft", "starccraft". The correct spelling is "starcraft".
What is the origin of the word "starcraft"?
From star + -craft, the latter part from Old English -cræft (“-craft”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "starcraft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list