# starry

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstɑː.ɹi/ · frequency rank #24,007

## Definitions
1. Having stars visible.
2. Resembling or shaped like a star.
3. Full of stars or celebrities.

## Etymology
From Middle English sterry, equivalent to star + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **stay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-stay)
- **start** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-start)
- **story** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-story)
- **stars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-stars)
- **stray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-stray)
- **surry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-surry)
- **storey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-storey)
- **starve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-starve)
- **stormy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-stormy)
- **sturdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starry-vs-sturdy)
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/star-vs-starry)
- **sorry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorry-vs-starry)
- **scary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scary-vs-starry)
- **stark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stark-vs-starry)
- **stare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stare-vs-starry)
- **starr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starr-vs-starry)
- **Stacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stacy-vs-starry)
- **stair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stair-vs-starry)
- **stairs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stairs-vs-starry)
- **stared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stared-vs-starry)

## Common misspellings (7)
`satrry`, `sstarry`, `starryy`, `staryr`, `strary`, `sttarry`, `tsarry`

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