stubbornly
adverb
stubbornly is spelled S-T-U-B-B-O-R-N-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, stubbornly means “In a stubborn manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stubbornly?
| Letters | 10: S-T-U-B-B-O-R-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stubbornly?
Stubbornly appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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).
How do you pronounce stubbornly?
Stubbornly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stubbornly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stubbornly
- more stubbornly comparative
- most stubbornly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stubbornly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a stubborn manner.
He stubbornly refused to quit trying, even after failing 20 times.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stubbornly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a stubborn manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | obstinément |
| Spanish | obstinadamente, tercamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stubbornly come from?
From stubborn + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).