# staid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /steɪd/ · frequency rank #48,507

## Definitions
1. Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
2. Always fixed in the same location; stationary.

## Etymology
From an obsolete spelling of stayed, the past participle of stay, used as an adjective.

## Easily confused with
- **STD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-std)
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-sti)
- **stay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stay)
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-star)
- **stan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stan)
- **stir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stir)
- **stat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stat)
- **stud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stud)
- **stig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stig)
- **state** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-state)
- **start** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-start)
- **stand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stand)
- **stars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stars)
- **stood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stood)
- **strip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-strip)
- **stats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stats)
- **stays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stays)
- **stake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stake)
- **stamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stamp)
- **stark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staid-vs-stark)

## Common misspellings (7)
`satid`, `sstaid`, `stadi`, `staidd`, `stiad`, `sttaid`, `tsaid`

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