# stella

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɛl.ə/ · frequency rank #11,299

## Definitions
1. A star-shaped structure.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Stella.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stēlla (“a star”). Doublet of estoile, étoile, and stelo; related to aster and star.

## Easily confused with
- **still** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stella-vs-still)
- **swell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stella-vs-swell)
- **Stoll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stella-vs-stoll)
- **stellar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stella-vs-stellar)
- **sell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sell-vs-stella)
- **steel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steel-vs-stella)
- **smell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smell-vs-stella)
- **steal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steal-vs-stella)
- **shell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shell-vs-stella)
- **spell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spell-vs-stella)
- **sells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sells-vs-stella)
- **stall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stall-vs-stella)
- **Selma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selma-vs-stella)
- **snell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snell-vs-stella)
- **shells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shells-vs-stella)
- **steals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steals-vs-stella)
- **Steele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steele-vs-stella)
- **sheila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-stella)
- **Stalls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stalls-vs-stella)
- **shelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelly-vs-stella)

## Common misspellings (6)
`setlla`, `sstella`, `stelal`, `stlela`, `sttella`, `tsella`

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