starflower
"starflower" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“starflower” 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) - Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
Corpus desk
Index EN-starflower · starflower · English
starflower · 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 | starflower |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “starflower” in English
Rare enough to double-check
starflower is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 15 senses are on record.
starflower has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From star + flower. The correct English form is starflower, spelled S-T-A-R-F-L-O-W-E-R.
Definition
- 1Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
- 2Calytrix, a shrub native to Australia (family Myrtaceae).
- 3Erinus alpinus, an alpine plant (family Plantaginaceae).
- 4Grewia occidentalis (crossberry or lavender star flower, family Malvaceae).
- 5Ipheion, a genus of small bulbous perennials (family Amaryllidaceae).
- 6Orbea variegata, a succulent from South Africa (family Apocynaceae).
- 7Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:
- 8Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:
- 9Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:
- 10Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:
- 11Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:
- 12Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:
- 13Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae))
- 14Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae))
- 15Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae))
Etymology
From star + flower.
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.