# stationary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/ · frequency rank #12,509

## Definitions
1. Not moving.
2. Incapable of being moved.
3. Unchanging.

## Etymology
From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.

## Easily confused with
- **stationery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stationary-vs-stationery)

## Common misspellings (15)
`sattionary`, `sstationary`, `staitonary`, `statinoary`, `statioanry`, `stationarry`, `stationaryy`, `stationayr`, `stationnary`, `stationray`, `statoinary`, `stattionary`, `sttaionary`, `sttationary`, `tsationary`

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