strawberry

/ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/

//ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi// noun

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

The verdict

“strawberry” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,941
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.

Corpus desk

Index EN-strawberry · strawberry · English

strawberry · rank #10,941 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,941
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH strive

Nearest frequency peer: strive (+1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “strawberry”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “strawberry” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for strawberry
PropertyValue
Headwordstrawberry
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,941
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “strawberry”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).strawberrylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “strive” (#10,942), “Stefan” (#10,939), “sunglasses” (#10,943). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “strawberry” is #10,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around strawberry (IPA /ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,941 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for strawberry, with forms such as "srtawberry", "sstrawberry", and "starwberry". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew-der. Proto-Germanic *strawą Proto-West Germanic *strau Old English strēaw Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Old English str… The correct English form is strawberry, spelled S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
  2. 2
    Any plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit).
  3. 3
    The berry of the strawberry tree (Arbutus)
  4. 4
    A dark pinkish red color, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.
  5. 5
    Something resembling a strawberry, especially a reddish bruise, birthmark, or infantile hemangioma (naevus).
  6. 6
    A prostitute who exchanges sexual services for crack cocaine.
  7. 7
    A butt plug with one end shaped like a strawberry fruit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. They went to pick strawberries today.
  2. Communication is a kind of beauty, he said – and “beauty manifests itself from the noun itself, without strawberries on the cake.”

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew-der. Proto-Germanic *strawą Proto-West Germanic *strau Old English strēaw Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Old English strēawberġe Middle English strawbery English strawberry From Middle English strawbery, strauberi, from Old English strēawberġe, corresponding to straw + berry. Of various theories advanced to explain the name, the two most plausible are: # from the fact that wild strawberries grow on stalk-like runners, compare Norwegian stråbær (“European cranberry”, which grows in a similar way); # from the practice, still common in parts of Europe, of gathering strawberries by stringing them on a straw or stalk (because wild strawberries melt quickly when gathered in a bucket).

Synonyms

earthberrystrawb

This word in other languages

fresa(Español)fraise(Français)Erdbeere(Deutsch)morango(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtawberry
  • sstrawberry
  • starwberry
  • strabwerry
  • strawbberry
  • strawberryy
  • strawbery
  • strawberyr
  • strawbrery
  • strawebrry
  • strawwberry
  • strrawberry
  • strwaberry
  • sttrawberry
  • tsrawberry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strawberry - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

srtawberry2sstrawberry1starwberry2strabwerry2strawbberry1strawberryy1strawbery1strawberyr2
Edit distance from "strawberry"

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 "strawberry"?
"strawberry" is spelled S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/.
What does "strawberry" mean?
As a noun, "strawberry" means: The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
What are common misspellings of "strawberry"?
Common misspellings include "srtawberry", "sstrawberry", "starwberry", "strabwerry", "strawbberry". The correct spelling is "strawberry".
How do you pronounce "strawberry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strawberry" is /ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/. 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 "strawberry"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew-der. Proto-Germanic *strawą Proto-West Germanic *strau Old English strēaw Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Old E... 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 "strawberry", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list