stithy
/ˈstɪði/
"stithy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stithy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An anvil.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stithy · stithy · English
stithy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stithy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈstɪði/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stithy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stithy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstɪði/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for stithy, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English stithy, ultimately from Old Norse steði. The correct English form is stithy, spelled S-T-I-T-H-Y.
Definition
- 1An anvil.
- 2A blacksmith's smithy or forge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stithy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
how to forge his sword upon the stithy, as well as how to use it in battle
As foul as Vulcan's stithy.
Etymology
From Middle English stithy, ultimately from Old Norse steði.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.