strolling

noun

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"strolling" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“strolling” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,939
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The taking of a stroll.

Corpus desk

Index EN-strolling · strolling · English

strolling · rank #25,939 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,939
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stopper

Nearest frequency peer: stopper (-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 “strolling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “strolling” 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).

strolling vs stalling
78% similar
strolling vs stroking
78% similar

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

Key facts for strolling
PropertyValue
Headwordstrolling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,939
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “strolling”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).strollinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “stopper” (#25,938), “subtlety” (#25,940), “steamy” (#25,936). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “strolling” is #25,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around strolling, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,939 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The taking of a stroll.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for strolling, with forms such as "srtolling", "sstrolling", and "storlling". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "stalling", "stroking", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is strolling, spelled S-T-R-O-L-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The taking of a stroll.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. […]to come back late at night to quarrel with their wretched elders, who perhaps envy them their capacity for such wild gaieties and strollings[…]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtolling
  • sstrolling
  • storlling
  • strloling
  • strolilng
  • stroling
  • strollign
  • strollingg
  • strollinng
  • strollnig
  • strrolling
  • sttrolling
  • tsrolling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strolling - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

srtolling2sstrolling1storlling2strloling2strolilng2stroling1strollign2strollingg1
Edit distance from "strolling"

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 "strolling"?
"strolling" is spelled S-T-R-O-L-L-I-N-G.
What does "strolling" mean?
As a noun, "strolling" means: The taking of a stroll.
What words are commonly confused with "strolling"?
"strolling" is commonly confused with "stalling", "stroking". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "strolling" come from?
"strolling" 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 "strolling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

splashing#25,932softening#25,929scrubbing#25,921sceptical#25,920

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

subtlety13 variantssalmonella13 variantsValentina13 variantswatchful13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list