starry
/ˈstɑɹ.i/adjective
starry is spelled S-T-A-R-R-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, starry means “Having stars visible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in starry?
| Letters | 6: S-T-A-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is starry?
Starry appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 starry?
- UK /ˈstɑː.ɹi/
- US /ˈstɑɹ.i/
Starry has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-starry.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with starry?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as starry from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of starry
- starrier comparative
- starriest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does starry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having stars visible.
starry night
- 2
Resembling or shaped like a star.
- 3
Full of stars or celebrities.
Despite a starry cast, the film performed poorly at the box office.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Starry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | étoilé |
| German | sternenklar, gestirnt, bestirnt , sternförmig, sternartig |
| Portuguese | estrelado |
| Spanish | estrellado, estelífero, astrífero |
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 starry come from?
From Middle English sterry, equivalent to star + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).