stubby
/ˈstʌbi/adjective, noun
stubby is spelled S-T-U-B-B-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stubby means “Abounding with stubs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stubby?
| Letters | 6: S-T-U-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 stubby?
Stubby appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 stubby?
- /ˈstʌbi/
- /ˈstʊbi/
Stubby has 2 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: En-au-stubby.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stubby
- stubbier comparative
- stubbiest superlative
- stubbie
- stubbies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stubby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Abounding with stubs.
- 2
Like a stub; short, especially cut short, thick and stiff; stunted; stubbed.
noun
- 1
AustraliaCanadaUSA small, squat beer bottle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stubby in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense like a stub:
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 stubby come from?
From stub + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).