stamina
stam·i·na/ˈstæmənə/noun
stamina is spelled S-T-A-M-I-N-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (stam·i·na). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). 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” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stamina is staminas.
How many letters and syllables are in stamina?
| Letters | 7: S-T-A-M-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: stam·i·na |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stamina?
Stamina appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stamina?
- UK /ˈstæmɪnə/
- US /ˈstæmənə/
Stamina has 3 syllables, split stam·i·na in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-stamina.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stamina
- staminas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stamina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
He has a lot of stamina. I suppose that's why he can run for a long time.
- 2
obsoleteThe basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.
- 3
rareplural of stamen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stamina in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense power of sustained exertion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | endurance, résistance |
| German | Ausdauer, Durchhaltevermögen |
| Portuguese | estamina, vigor |
| Spanish | estamina, resistencia, aguante, stamina (stámina), perduración, vigor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stamina come from?
From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).