stolid
/ˈstɒl.ɪd/
"stolid" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stolid” is uncommon English (frequency #94,289 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,289
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stolid · stolid · English
stolid · rank #94,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,289
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Stirner
Nearest frequency peer: Stirner (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “stolid”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Starlin
Starlin
5,716 corpus weight
- Stastny
Stastny
5,715 corpus weight
- Stirner
Stirner
5,713 corpus weight
- stolid
stolid
5,712 corpus weight
- streptococc…
streptococcal
5,711 corpus weight
- stupefying
stupefying
5,708 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “stolid” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stolid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈstɒl.ɪd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #94,289 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stolid” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stolid is uncommon English at frequency #94,289 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈstɒl.ɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for stolid, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French stolide, from Latin stolidus (“foolish, obtuse, slow”). The correct English form is stolid, spelled S-T-O-L-I-D.
Definition
- 1Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
- 2Dully or heavily stupid.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stolid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He went slowly to his tent and stretched himself on a blanket by the side of the snoring tall soldier. In the darkness he saw visions of a thousand-tongued fear that would babble at his back and cause him to flee, while others were going coolly about their country's business. He admitted that he would not be able to cope with this monster. He felt that ev…
“A tinge of Jewish blood is not a bad thing. It leavens the”—she looked at him—“stolid stupidity of the ordinary Englishman.”
Etymology
From Middle French stolide, from Latin stolidus (“foolish, obtuse, slow”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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