têtu

/tɛ.ty/

adjective A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

stubborn
- Elle est têtue et ne change jamais d'avis.
  
  She's stubborn and never changes her mind.

entêté and têtu are close synonyms for "stubborn," largely interchangeable; entêté leans slightly more intense.

Similar in other languages

German

verbohrt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "stubborn."

German

Close — dogged, grim relates to stubborn (têtu).

German

French têtu (stubborn) overlaps with German entschlossen (determined, resolute) -- both describe refusing to change course.

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Last updated 2026-09-28