# stranger

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #4,493

## Definitions
1. comparative form of strange: more strange

## Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

## Easily confused with
- **stronger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stranger-vs-stronger)
- **strangle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stranger-vs-strangle)
- **stringer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stranger-vs-stringer)
- **stringed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stranger-vs-stringed)
- **strangers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stranger-vs-strangers)
- **sanger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-stranger)
- **strange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strange-vs-stranger)
- **stinger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stinger-vs-stranger)
- **stagger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stagger-vs-stranger)
- **stranded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stranded-vs-stranger)
- **springer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/springer-vs-stranger)
- **strainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strainer-vs-stranger)
- **strangely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strangely-vs-stranger)

## Common misspellings (13)
`srtanger`, `sstranger`, `starnger`, `stragner`, `stranegr`, `strangerr`, `strangger`, `strangre`, `strannger`, `strnager`, `strranger`, `sttranger`, `tsranger`

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