# stringent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ · frequency rank #16,593

## Definitions
1. Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).

## Easily confused with
- **stringer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stringent-vs-stringer)
- **strongest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stringent-vs-strongest)
- **stringing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stringent-vs-stringing)
- **strident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strident-vs-stringent)
- **stringed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stringed-vs-stringent)

## Common misspellings (15)
`srtingent`, `sstringent`, `stirngent`, `strignent`, `strinegnt`, `stringennt`, `stringentt`, `stringetn`, `stringgent`, `stringnet`, `strinngent`, `strnigent`, `strringent`, `sttringent`, `tsringent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stringent