strangers

/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚz/

//ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚz// noun

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"strangers" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“strangers” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,737
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of stranger

Corpus desk

Index EN-strangers · strangers · English

strangers · rank #5,737 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,737
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sticks

Nearest frequency peer: sticks (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “strangers”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “strangers” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

strangers vs stronger
78% similar
strangers vs stringer
78% similar
strangers vs strange
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for strangers
PropertyValue
Headwordstrangers
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,737
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “strangers”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).strangerslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “sticks” (#5,736), “succeeded” (#5,738), “statistical” (#5,735). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “strangers” is #5,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around strangers (IPA /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,737 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of stranger".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for strangers, with forms such as "srtangers", "sstrangers", and "starngers". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "stronger", "stringer", "strange", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is strangers, spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of stranger

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtangers
  • sstrangers
  • starngers
  • stragners
  • stranegrs
  • strangerrs
  • strangerss
  • strangesr
  • stranggers
  • strangres
  • stranngers
  • strnagers
  • strrangers
  • sttrangers
  • tsrangers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strangers - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

srtangers2sstrangers1starngers2stragners2stranegrs2strangerrs1strangerss1strangesr2
Edit distance from "strangers"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strangers"?
"strangers" is spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚz/.
What does "strangers" mean?
As a noun, "strangers" means: plural of stranger
What words are commonly confused with "strangers"?
"strangers" is commonly confused with "stronger", "stringer", "strange". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strangers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strangers" is /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strangers" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "strangers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

succeeded#5,738requiring#5,729releasing#5,728provision#5,727

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

wrestling15 variantsnorthwest15 variantsmeaningful15 variantsinvitation15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list