Which to use
“scrolled” is an adjective and “strolled” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,330
- “scrolled” frequency rank
- #35,099
- “strolled” frequency rank
- 71429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scrolled | strolled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Formed into a scroll. | simple past and past participle of stroll |
Letter map: scrolled vs strolled
Shared letters muted; letters that set scrolled and strolled apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. scrolled and strolled follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - scrolled and strolled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scrolled is anadjective and strolledaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “scrolled” becomes t in “strolled”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scrolled is recorded at frequency rank #36,330, classified as anadj. strolled is at rank #35,099, tagged as averb, pronounced /stɹoʊld/.
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 71429, this pair ranks #46,756 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of scrolled vs strolled
Shared letters: delors. Private to "scrolled": c. Private to "strolled": t.
"scrolled" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "strolled" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "scrolled" and "strolled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "scrolled" or "strolled" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "scrolled" and "strolled".
- Full dictionary entry for "scrolled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strolled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,756 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scrolled" and "strolled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scrolled vs stroller". 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 #46,756 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.