starless
adjective
starless is spelled S-T-A-R-L-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, starless means “Without visible stars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in starless?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-R-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 starless?
Starless appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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).
How do you pronounce starless?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-starless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does starless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without visible stars.
The starless night was very dark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Starless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without visible stars:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | sternenlos |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does starless come from?
From Middle English sterreles, equivalent to star + -less. Piecewise doublet of asterless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).