# stranger vs strangle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stranger
*adjective · IPA /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #4,493*
comparative form of strange: more strange

### strangle
*verb · IPA /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/ · frequency rank #27,660*
To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stranger-vs-strangle