# stubby

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstʌbi/ · frequency rank #42,427

## Definitions
1. Abounding with stubs.
2. Like a stub; short, especially cut short, thick and stiff; stunted; stubbed.

## Etymology
From stub + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **study** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stubby-vs-study)
- **sturdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stubby-vs-sturdy)
- **stuffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stubby-vs-stuffy)
- **stub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stub-vs-stubby)
- **shabby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shabby-vs-stubby)
- **Stubbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stubbs-vs-stubby)
- **stubble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stubble-vs-stubby)

## Common misspellings (8)
`sstubby`, `stbuby`, `sttubby`, `stubbyy`, `stuby`, `stubyb`, `sutbby`, `tsubby`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stubby