Strathcona

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"strathcona" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Strathcona” is uncommon English (frequency #87,870 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,870
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A neighbourhood of Edmonton and former city in central Alberta; the business district of which is now called "Old Strathcona".

Key facts for Strathcona
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrathcona
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Strathcona” 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). Strathcona lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Strathcona is uncommon English at frequency #87,870 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

Strathcona doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: 1897, srath + Coe (modern strath), a variant of Glencoe, invented in Canada to avoid the negative associations with the Massacre of Glencoe (1692), created as an aristocratic title for Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. Other uses derive fr… The correct English form is Strathcona, spelled S-T-R-A-T-H-C-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A neighbourhood of Edmonton and former city in central Alberta; the business district of which is now called "Old Strathcona".
  2. 2
    A county in Alberta formerly centred on the defunct city, now centred on Sherwood Park; see Strathcona County.
  3. 3
    A neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia.
  4. 4
    A regional district in British Columbia.
  5. 5
    A provincial park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
  6. 6
    A neighbourhood of Hamilton, Ontario.
  7. 7
    A geographic township in Temagami municipality, Ontario.
  8. 8
    A minor city in Roseau County, Minnesota, Canada, named after Donald Smith (Roseau County borders onto Manitoba).

Etymology

1897, srath + Coe (modern strath), a variant of Glencoe, invented in Canada to avoid the negative associations with the Massacre of Glencoe (1692), created as an aristocratic title for Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. Other uses derive from places named after Smith.

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 "Strathcona"?
"Strathcona" is spelled S-T-R-A-T-H-C-O-N-A.
What does "Strathcona" mean?
As a proper noun, "Strathcona" means: A neighbourhood of Edmonton and former city in central Alberta; the business district of which is now called "Old Strathcona".
What is the origin of the word "Strathcona"?
1897, srath + Coe (modern strath), a variant of Glencoe, invented in Canada to avoid the negative associations with the Massacre of Glencoe (1692), created as an aristocratic title for Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. Other uses... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Strathcona”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-T-R-A-T-H-C-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list