strangles
/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/
"strangles" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“strangles” is uncommon English (frequency #66,320 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,320
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | strangles |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,320 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “strangles” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
strangles is uncommon English at frequency #66,320 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.".
strangles has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is strangles, spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.
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 “strangles”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-R-A-N-G-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/ (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.