starr
"starr" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“starr” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,038. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,038
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.
Corpus desk
Index EN-starr · starr · English
starr · rank #17,038 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,038
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Stacey
Nearest frequency peer: Stacey (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “starr”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- spraying
spraying
82,966 corpus weight
- sprung
sprung
82,965 corpus weight
- Stacey
Stacey
82,964 corpus weight
- starr
starr
82,963 corpus weight
- substantive
substantive
82,962 corpus weight
- substitution
substitution
82,961 corpus weight
What this shows “starr” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | starr |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #17,038 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “starr”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around starr, anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,038 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for starr, with forms such as "satrr", "sstarr", and "strar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "STR", "stay", "stir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin starrum, from Hebrew שְׁטָר (šĕṭār). The correct English form is starr, spelled S-T-A-R-R.
Definition
- 1A receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how starr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is well known that, before the banishment of the Jews under Edward I., their contracts and obligations were denominated in our ancient records starra, or starrs, from a corruption of the Hebrew word shetar, a covenant.
In the Treasury nil, and bv quittance which the said Gervase and Hugo his son have of the said debt by a Starr which the said Hugo produced at the Treasury before the Barons £90.
Etymology
From Late Latin starrum, from Hebrew שְׁטָר (šĕṭār).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- satrr
- sstarr
- strar
- sttarr
- tsarr
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of starr - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "starr", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).