stellar
stel·lar/ˈstɛl.əɹ/adjective
stellar is spelled S-T-E-L-L-A-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (stel·lar). It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “stellar vs steller” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As an adjective, stellar means “Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stellar?
| Letters | 7: S-T-E-L-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stel·lar |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stellar?
Stellar appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th 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 stellar?
- UK /ˈstɛl.ə/
- US /ˈstɛl.əɹ/
Stellar has 2 syllables, split stel·lar in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stellar.wav, En-us-stellar.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with stellar
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: stella, steller (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with stellar?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stellar from its last stressed vowel (/ɛləɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: staller.
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 stellar
- more stellar comparative
- most stellar superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stellar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
- 2
Heavenly.
- 3
Exceptional, exceptionally good.
The actress gave a stellar performance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stellar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stellaire , exceptionnel, exemplaire, excellent, brillant, extraordinaire |
| German | stellar, Stern- , brillant, ausgezeichnet |
| Portuguese | estelar |
| Spanish | estelar, estrellar |
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 stellar come from?
Borrowed from Latin stēllāris.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).