# strongest

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstɹɒŋɡəst/ · frequency rank #5,921

## Definitions
1. superlative form of strong: most strong

## Etymology
From Middle English strongeste, strengeste (“stronger”), from Old English strongesta, strengesta (“strongest”), from Proto-Germanic *strangistô (“*stronger”), superlative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”). More at strong.

## Easily confused with
- **stronger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stronger-vs-strongest)
- **stringent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stringent-vs-strongest)

## Common misspellings (15)
`srtongest`, `sstrongest`, `storngest`, `strnogest`, `strognest`, `stronegst`, `strongesst`, `strongestt`, `strongets`, `stronggest`, `strongset`, `stronngest`, `strrongest`, `sttrongest`, `tsrongest`

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