# stranglehold

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,936

## Definitions
1. A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.

## Etymology
From strangle + hold.

## Common misspellings (20)
`srtanglehold`, `sstranglehold`, `starnglehold`, `stragnlehold`, `strangelhold`, `strangglehold`, `stranglehhold`, `stranglehlod`, `stranglehodl`, `strangleholdd`, `strangleholld`, `strangleohld`, `stranglheold`, `strangllehold`, `stranlgehold`, `strannglehold`, `strnaglehold`, `strranglehold`, `sttranglehold`, `tsranglehold`

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