# strained

> English word · Adjective · IPA /stɹeɪ̯nd/ · frequency rank #14,425

## Definitions
1. Forced through a strainer.
2. Under tension; tense.
3. Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort

## Easily confused with
- **strand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strained-vs-strand)
- **striped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strained-vs-striped)
- **stranded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strained-vs-stranded)
- **strapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strained-vs-strapped)
- **strainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strained-vs-strainer)
- **stringed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strained-vs-stringed)
- **strain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strain-vs-strained)
- **stained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stained-vs-strained)

## Common misspellings (12)
`srtained`, `sstrained`, `starined`, `straiend`, `strainde`, `strainedd`, `strainned`, `stranied`, `strianed`, `strrained`, `sttrained`, `tsrained`

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