stubbly
adjective
stubbly is spelled S-T-U-B-B-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stubbly means “Having stubble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stubbly?
| Letters | 7: S-T-U-B-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 stubbly?
Stubbly appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 stubbly
- stubblier comparative
- stubbliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stubbly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having stubble.
the stubbly ground after harvesting
- 2
Resembling or characteristic of stubble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stubbly come from?
From stubble + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).