# steadfast

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstɛdfɑːst/ · frequency rank #24,323

## Definitions
1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

## Etymology
From Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst, from Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, equivalent to stead (“place; spot; position”) + fast (“firm; fixed”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stedevast (“steadfast”), Icelandic staðfestur (“steadfast”), Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), Norwegian Bokmål stadfeste (“confirm, ratify; establish”), Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”).

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`setadfast`, `ssteadfast`, `staedfast`, `steadafst`, `steaddfast`, `steadfasst`, `steadfastt`, `steadfats`, `steadffast`, `steadfsat`, `steafdast`, `stedafast`, `stteadfast`, `tseadfast`

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