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Stubborness or stubbornness?

Did you mean stubbornness? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: stubbornness. Misspelling: stubborness.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Stubborn + ness: keep both Ns.

Why people write “stubborness”

The misspelling “stubborness” is only one letter off: it uses a single N where stubbornness has a double NN.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make stubbornness automatic.

What does “stubbornness” mean?

stubbornness noun

  1. the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

    Synonyms:obstinacyobstinancemulishness

  2. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

    Synonyms:bullheadednessobstinacyobstinancepigheadedness

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Stubbornness” in a sentence

  • His stubbornness cost him the game.

Is “stubbornness” a playable word?

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16 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
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“stubborness” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from STUBBORNNESS.

Stubbornness: quick answers

Is it stubborness or stubbornness?
The correct spelling is stubbornness. “stubborness” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell stubbornness?
Stubborn + ness: keep both Ns.
What does stubbornness mean?
Stubbornness means: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome.