stalwart

/ˈstɔːl.wət/

//ˈstɔːl.wət// adj

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"stalwart" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stalwart” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,602
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Firmly or solidly built.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stalwart · stalwart · English

stalwart · rank #32,602 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,602
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stairwell

Nearest frequency peer: stairwell (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “stalwart”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “stalwart” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stalwart vs Stewart
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stalwart
PropertyValue
Headwordstalwart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈstɔːl.wət/
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,602
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stalwart”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).stalwartlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “stairwell” (#32,601), “standardised” (#32,603), “Stapleton” (#32,604). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stalwart” is #32,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around stalwart (IPA /ˈstɔːl.wət/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,602 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for stalwart, with forms such as "satlwart", "sstalwart", and "stalawrt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Stewart", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalworth, wherewith it forms a doublet. From Middle English stal-worth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand… The correct English form is stalwart, spelled S-T-A-L-W-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Firmly or solidly built.
  2. 2
    Courageous.
  3. 3
    Determined; staunch.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stalwart appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This true Man ſoon aſſembled him beforn: / Three Sons he had that ſtalwart were and bold, / And twenty Men of Kin in his Houſhold.
  2. [A] stalwart leather-clad "boy," just returned from trapping on the waters of Grand River, on the western side the mountains, who interlards his mountain jargon with Spanish words picked up in Taos and California.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalworth, wherewith it forms a doublet. From Middle English stal-worth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”), probably from staþol (“establishment; foundation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)) or stǣl (“place; condition, stead”) + -wierþe (“able to, capable of”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)).

Synonyms

firmresilientrobuststoutstrongstrappingboldbravecourageousdaringvaliantobstinate

Antonyms

feebleflimsysoftweakcowardlygutlessspinelesscowardly

This word in other languages

robusto(Español)robuste(Français)kräftig(Deutsch)robusto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satlwart
  • sstalwart
  • stalawrt
  • stallwart
  • stalwarrt
  • stalwartt
  • stalwatr
  • stalwrat
  • stalwwart
  • stawlart
  • stlawart
  • sttalwart
  • tsalwart

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stalwart - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

satlwart2sstalwart1stalawrt2stallwart1stalwarrt1stalwartt1stalwatr2stalwrat2
Edit distance from "stalwart"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stalwart"?
"stalwart" is spelled S-T-A-L-W-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɔːl.wət/.
What does "stalwart" mean?
As an adjective, "stalwart" means: Firmly or solidly built.
What words are commonly confused with "stalwart"?
"stalwart" is commonly confused with "Stewart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stalwart"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stalwart" is /ˈstɔːl.wət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "stalwart"?
Borrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalworth, wherewith it forms a doublet. From Middle English stal-worth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“abl... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stalwart", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list