stroll
/stɹoʊ̯l/noun, verb
stroll is spelled S-T-R-O-L-L: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stroll means “A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stroll is strolls.
How many letters and syllables are in stroll?
| Letters | 6: S-T-R-O-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stroll?
Stroll appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stroll?
- UK /stɹəʊ̯l/
- US /stɹoʊ̯l/
Stroll has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-stroll.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stroll?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stroll from its last stressed vowel (/oʊl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of stroll
- strolls plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- strolling participle, present
- strolled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stroll mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.
- 2
A dance of the 1950s in which dancers leisurely stepped, cross-stepped, and dipped at the knee to the beat of the music.
verb
- 1
To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
- 2
To go somewhere with ease.
- 3
slangTo walk the streets as a prostitute.
- 4
To do, obtain, or achieve something in a casual and effortless way.
My daughter strolled through the exam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stroll in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | promenade, flânerie, balade , flâner, se promener, se balader |
| German | Spaziergang, Bummel , spazieren gehen, bummeln, schlendern, umherwandeln |
| Portuguese | passeio, caminhada , passear, perambular |
| Spanish | paseo, caminata, vuelta, yiro, rol, role |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stroll come from?
Borrowed from German strollen, seemingly from Alemannic German strollen; related to Strolch (“vagabond; rascal”) and strolchen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).