sturdy

/ˈstɝdi/

//ˈstɝdi// adj

The verdict

“sturdy” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Robusto, fornido, fuerte.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sturdy · sturdy · Spanish

sturdy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for sturdy
PropertyValue
Headwordsturdy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈstɝdi/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sturdy” en español

sturdyqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sturdy is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈstɝdi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Robusto, fornido, fuerte.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sturdy, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sturdy, spelled S-T-U-R-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Robusto, fornido, fuerte.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sturdy"?
"sturdy" is spelled S-T-U-R-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɝdi/.
What does "sturdy" mean?
As an adjective, "sturdy" means: Robusto, fornido, fuerte.
How do you pronounce "sturdy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sturdy" is /ˈstɝdi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sturdy" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list