stride

/stɹaɪd/

//stɹaɪd// verb

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"stride" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stride” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,592
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To walk with long steps.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stride · stride · English

stride · rank #16,592 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,592
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sterile

Nearest frequency peer: sterile (-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 “stride”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “stride” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stride vs strip
67% similar
stride vs strike
83% similar
stride vs string
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stride
PropertyValue
Headwordstride
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/stɹaɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,592
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stride”

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).stridelands 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 “sterile” (#16,591), “stringent” (#16,593), “stereotype” (#16,590). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stride” is #16,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around stride (IPA /stɹaɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,592 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for stride, with forms such as "srtide", "sstride", and "stirde". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "strip", "strike", "string", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan (“stride”), from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną. Cognate with Low German striden (“to fight, to stride”), Dutch strijden (“to fight”), German streiten (“to fight, to quarrel”). The correct English form is stride, spelled S-T-R-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To walk with long steps.
  2. 2
    To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
  3. 3
    To pass over at a step; to step over.
  4. 4
    To straddle; to bestride.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mars in the middle of the shining shield / Is grav'd, and strides along the liquid field.
  2. a debtor that not dares to stride a limit

Etymology

From Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan (“stride”), from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną. Cognate with Low German striden (“to fight, to stride”), Dutch strijden (“to fight”), German streiten (“to fight, to quarrel”).

This word in other languages

schreiten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtide
  • sstride
  • stirde
  • strdie
  • stridde
  • stried
  • strride
  • sttride
  • tsride

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stride - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

srtide2sstride1stirde2strdie2stridde1stried2strride1sttride1
Edit distance from "stride"

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 "stride"?
"stride" is spelled S-T-R-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /stɹaɪd/.
What does "stride" mean?
As a verb, "stride" means: To walk with long steps.
What words are commonly confused with "stride"?
"stride" is commonly confused with "strip", "strike", "string". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stride"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stride" is /stɹaɪd/. 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 "stride"?
From Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan (“stride”), from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną. Cognate with Low German striden (“to fight, to stride”), Dutch strijden (“to fight”), German streiten (“to fight, t... 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 "stride", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sulfur#16,594slated#16,587Suzuki#16,597saloon#16,581

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

torrent9 variantstrainee9 variantsrumble9 variantstripped9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list