StrandvsstrongWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Strand is a noun, strong is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Strand” is a noun and “strong” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,994
“Strand” frequency rank
#20,073
“strong” frequency rank
23067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Strand strong
Definition in ein Gewässer hineinragender, langgestreckter, flacher, sandiger oder kiesiger Streifen Land, besonders der bespülte Saum des Meeres stark

Letter map: Strand vs strong

Shared letters muted; letters that set Strand and strong apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Strand
6 ch
strong

Role in the sentence - Strand and strong

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Strand is anoun and stronganadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Strand is recorded at frequency rank #2,994, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʁant]. strong is at rank #20,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 23067, this pair ranks #1,866,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Strand vs strong

Shared letters: nrst. Private to "Strand": ad. Private to "strong": go.

"Strand" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC  ·  "strong" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Strandsrtand · sstrand · starnd · stradn · strandd · strannd · strnad · strrand
  • strongsrtong · sstrong · storng · strnog · strogn · strongg · stronng · strrong

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Strand" for "strong" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Strand" is a noun and "strong" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Strand" vs "strong" - which ranks higher?
"Strand" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,994 in our German list, against #20,073 for "strong". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Strand" vs "strong" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Strand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "strong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,866,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Strand" and "strong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs strong". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,866,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list