co-star

Questions about co-star

What does co-star mean?

co-star means "feature as the co-star in a performance". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in co-star?

co-star has 2 syllables and divides as co--star under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is co-star a common word?

co-star is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.