strode

/stɹəʊd/

//stɹəʊd// verb

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

The verdict

“strode” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,861
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past of stride

Corpus desk

Index EN-strode · strode · English

strode · rank #33,861 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,861
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stork

Nearest frequency peer: stork (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “strode”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “strode” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

strode vs strong
67% similar
strode vs stroke
83% similar
strode vs stroll
67% similar

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

Key facts for strode
PropertyValue
Headwordstrode
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/stɹəʊd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,861
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “strode” sits in English frequency

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).strodelands 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 “stork” (#33,860), “strongman” (#33,862), “statesmen” (#33,859). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around strode (IPA /stɹəʊd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,861 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for strode, with forms such as "srtode", "sstrode", and "storde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "strong", "stroke", "stroll", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is strode, spelled S-T-R-O-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past of stride
  2. 2
    past participle of stride

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. an impeccably poised young woman who had strode out in an evening gown

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtode
  • sstrode
  • storde
  • strdoe
  • strodde
  • stroed
  • strrode
  • sttrode
  • tsrode

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

srtode2sstrode1storde2strdoe2strodde1stroed2strrode1sttrode1
Edit distance from "strode"

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 "strode"?
"strode" is spelled S-T-R-O-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /stɹəʊd/.
What does "strode" mean?
As a verb, "strode" means: simple past of stride
What words are commonly confused with "strode"?
"strode" is commonly confused with "strong", "stroke", "stroll". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strode"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strode" is /stɹəʊd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strode" come from?
"strode" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

What to do next

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  • "strode" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "strong". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #33,861 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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