estrange
/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
"estrange" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“estrange” is an uncommon English word, ranked #78,578 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #78,578
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estrange |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #78,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estrange” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for estrange is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/. Corpus data places it at rank #78,578 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
estrange doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño. The correct English form is estrange, spelled E-S-T-R-A-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
- 2To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
Etymology
From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “estrange”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-S-T-R-A-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.