# headstrong

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #42,173

## Definitions
1. Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.

## Etymology
From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong.

## Easily confused with
- **headstone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headstone-vs-headstrong)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ehadstrong`, `haedstrong`, `headdstrong`, `headsrtong`, `headsstrong`, `headstorng`, `headstrnog`, `headstrogn`, `headstrongg`, `headstronng`, `headstrrong`, `headsttrong`, `headtsrong`, `heasdtrong`, `hedastrong`, `hheadstrong`

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