sturt
/stɜː(ɹ)t/noun
sturt is spelled S-T-U-R-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sturt means “In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sturt is sturts.
How many letters and syllables are in sturt?
| Letters | 5: S-T-U-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sturt?
Sturt appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 sturt?
- /stɜː(ɹ)t/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with sturt?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sturt.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: trust, strut.
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 sturt
- sturts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sturting participle, present
- sturted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sturt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.
- 2
ScotlandUKobsoletedisturbance; annoyance; care
- 3
A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.
verb
- 1
ScotlandUKobsoleteTo vex; to annoy; to startle.
- 2
ScotlandUKobsoleteTo start with fear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sturt come from?
From the name of Alfred Henry Sturtevant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).