Strathmore

name

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

The verdict

“Strathmore” is uncommon English (frequency #62,536 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,536
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large valley in Angus council area, and partly in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.

Corpus desk

Index EN-strathmore · Strathmore · English

Strathmore · rank #62,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,536
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH strychnine

Nearest frequency peer: strychnine (+2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “Strathmore”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Strathmore” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Strathmore
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrathmore
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Strathmore” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “strychnine” (#62,538), “subsidise” (#62,539), “suckered” (#62,540). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Strathmore” is #62,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strathmore is uncommon English at frequency #62,536 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Strathmore, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Scottish Gaelic srath mòr (literally “large strath”). The correct English form is Strathmore, spelled S-T-R-A-T-H-M-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large valley in Angus council area, and partly in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.
  2. 2
    A valley and river therein, in Sutherland, Highland council area, in the far north of Scotland (the valley is spelt Strath More on an Ordnance Survey map).
  3. 3
    A town in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:
  6. 6
    A place in the United States:
  7. 7
    A place in the United States:
  8. 8
    A small settlement east of Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  9. 9
    A locality in the Shire of Mareeba and Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.
  10. 10
    A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Strathmore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. So, despite the obvious difficulties of crossing the intervening Sidlaws, correspondents to the Dundee newspapers in 1817 were advocating a "terraqueous undertaking" in the form of a canal from the town into Strathmore.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic srath mòr (literally “large strath”).

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 "Strathmore"?
"Strathmore" is spelled S-T-R-A-T-H-M-O-R-E.
What does "Strathmore" mean?
As a proper noun, "Strathmore" means: A large valley in Angus council area, and partly in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.
What is the origin of the word "Strathmore"?
From Scottish Gaelic srath mòr (literally “large strath”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

strychnine#62,538Swarthmore#62,548slaughters#62,515tendinitis#62,565

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list