# stalwart

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstɔːl.wət/ · frequency rank #32,602

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

## 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”)).

## Easily confused with
- **Stewart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stalwart-vs-stewart)

## Common misspellings (13)
`satlwart`, `sstalwart`, `stalawrt`, `stallwart`, `stalwarrt`, `stalwartt`, `stalwatr`, `stalwrat`, `stalwwart`, `stawlart`, `stlawart`, `sttalwart`, `tsalwart`

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