stamina

/ˈstæmɪnə/

//ˈstæmɪnə// noun

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"stamina" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stamina” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,502
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stamina · stamina · English

stamina · rank #17,502 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,502
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stacy

Nearest frequency peer: Stacy (-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 “stamina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “stamina” 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).

stamina vs staying
71% similar
stamina vs stating
71% similar
stamina vs staring
71% similar

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

Key facts for stamina
PropertyValue
Headwordstamina
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstæmɪnə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,502
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stamina”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).staminalands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Stacy” (#17,501), “standalone” (#17,503), “stimuli” (#17,504). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stamina” is #17,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around stamina (IPA /ˈstæmɪnə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,502 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for stamina, with forms such as "satmina", "sstamina", and "staimna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "staying", "stating", "staring", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen. The correct English form is stamina, spelled S-T-A-M-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
  2. 2
    The basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He has a lot of stamina. I suppose that's why he can run for a long time.
  2. In the first five minutes muscles which he had not been aware that he possessed had started to ache like neglected teeth. His respect for the toughness and durability of artists' models was now solid. How they acquired the stamina to go through this sort of thing all day and then bound off to Bohemian revels at night was more than he could understand.

Etymology

From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen.

This word in other languages

estamina(Español)endurance(Français)Ausdauer(Deutsch)vigor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satmina
  • sstamina
  • staimna
  • stamian
  • staminna
  • stammina
  • stamnia
  • stmaina
  • sttamina
  • tsamina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stamina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

satmina2sstamina1staimna2stamian2staminna1stammina1stamnia2stmaina2
Edit distance from "stamina"

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 "stamina"?
"stamina" is spelled S-T-A-M-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstæmɪnə/.
What does "stamina" mean?
As a noun, "stamina" means: The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
What words are commonly confused with "stamina"?
"stamina" is commonly confused with "staying", "stating", "staring". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stamina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stamina" is /ˈstæmɪnə/. 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 "stamina"?
From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen. 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 "stamina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stimuli#17,504squared#17,499thinker#17,506tossing#17,508

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

scraps10 variantsrumored10 variantsRockies10 variantsbaroness10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list