starey
/ˈstɛɚ.i/adjective
starey is spelled S-T-A-R-E-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. As an adjective, starey means “Characterized by staring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in starey?
| Letters | 6: S-T-A-R-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How do you pronounce starey?
- UK /ˈstɛə.ɹi/
- US /ˈstɛɚ.i/
- /ˈstɛɹ.i/
Starey has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with starey
Sounds like: stary (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with starey?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as starey from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹi/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: stayer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of starey
- starier comparative
- stariest superlative
- stary
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does starey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterized by staring.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does starey come from?
From stare + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).