Which to use
“strides” is a noun and “strode” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,477
- “strides” frequency rank
- #33,861
- “strode” frequency rank
- 53338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strides | strode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trousers. | simple past of stride |
Letter map: strides vs strode
Shared letters muted; letters that set strides and strode apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - strides and strode
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: strides is anoun and strodeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strides is recorded at frequency rank #19,477, classified as anoun. strode is at rank #33,861, tagged as averb, pronounced /stɹəʊd/.
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 53338, this pair ranks #149,818 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strides vs strode
Shared letters: derst. Private to "strides": i. Private to "strode": o.
"strides" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "strode" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "strides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,818 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strides" and "strode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strode vs strove". 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 #149,818 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.