strangulation

Name: strangulation, English Word Data
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/ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/

//ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“strangulation” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,113. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,113
frequency rank, English: 54,294
“S” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

Key facts for strangulation
Property	Value
Headword	strangulation
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#39,113
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “strangulation” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). strangulation lands here:

#39,113

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around strangulation (IPA /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,113 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for strangulation, with forms such as "srtangulation", "sstrangulation", and "starngulation". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle. The correct English form is strangulation, spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
2
The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.

Etymology

From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.

This word in other languages

estrangulación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

srtangulation
sstrangulation
starngulation
stragnulation
stranggulation
strangluation
strangualtion
strangulaiton
strangulasion
strangulatino
strangulationn
strangulatoin
strangulattion
strangullation
strangultaion
stranngulation
stranuglation
strnagulation
strrangulation
sttrangulation
tsrangulation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strangulation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "strangulation"

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 "strangulation"?

"strangulation" is spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/.

What does "strangulation" mean?

As a noun, "strangulation" means: The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

What are common misspellings of "strangulation"?

Common misspellings include "srtangulation", "sstrangulation", "starngulation", "stragnulation", "stranggulation". The correct spelling is "strangulation".

How do you pronounce "strangulation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strangulation" is /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "strangulation"?

From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “strangulation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is S-T-R-A-N-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ (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.