# starlet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɑɹlɪt/ · frequency rank #43,388

## Definitions
1. A young actress with a promising career ahead of her.
2. An accomplished and important supporting player in a sports team.
3. A small star.

## Etymology
From star + -let.

## Easily confused with
- **start** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-start)
- **street** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-street)
- **starve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-starve)
- **started** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-started)
- **starter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-starter)
- **starred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-starred)
- **starved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-starved)
- **startle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-startle)
- **startled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-startled)
- **stare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stare-vs-starlet)
- **stale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stale-vs-starlet)
- **stable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stable-vs-starlet)
- **staple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staple-vs-starlet)
- **stared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stared-vs-starlet)
- **stares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stares-vs-starlet)
- **Searle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/searle-vs-starlet)
- **Stanley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stanley-vs-starlet)
- **scarlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarlet-vs-starlet)
- **stapled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stapled-vs-starlet)
- **Scarlett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarlett-vs-starlet)

## Common misspellings (10)
`satrlet`, `sstarlet`, `stalret`, `starelt`, `starlett`, `starllet`, `starrlet`, `stralet`, `sttarlet`, `tsarlet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/starlet