standfast
noun
standfast is spelled S-T-A-N-D-F-A-S-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, standfast means “One who stands firm, resisting assault or pressure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of standfast is standfasts.
How many letters and syllables are in standfast?
| Letters | 9: S-T-A-N-D-F-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 standfast?
Standfast appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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).
Forms of standfast
- standfasts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does standfast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who stands firm, resisting assault or pressure.
Surely there was a conscious weakness in the Spartans, who were always at pains to discipline their men in heroical conduct, and rewarded none save the standfasts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does standfast come from?
Deverbal from stand fast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).