starfall
noun
starfall is spelled S-T-A-R-F-A-L-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, starfall means “A great number of stars descending downward within outer space or the atmosphere; a meteor shower” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of starfall is starfalls.
How many letters and syllables are in starfall?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-R-F-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is starfall?
Starfall appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of starfall
- starfalls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does starfall mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareA great number of stars descending downward within outer space or the atmosphere; a meteor shower.
- 2
The act of landing on a star.
- 3
Dark night; the time when stars become visible.
- 4
The time when a shooting star or meteor shower occurs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does starfall come from?
From star + fall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).