# stronghold

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/ · frequency rank #16,800

## Definitions
1. A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
2. A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.

## Etymology
From Middle English stranghalde, strong-hold, strong-holde, from strong (“having physical strength, sturdy, strong; built to withstand assaults, fortified”) (from Old English strang, strong (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“stiff, tight”)) + hōld (“grasp, grip; control, possession, rule”) (from Old English). By surface analysis, strong + hold.

## Common misspellings (17)
`srtonghold`, `sstronghold`, `stornghold`, `strnoghold`, `strognhold`, `strongghold`, `stronghhold`, `stronghlod`, `stronghodl`, `strongholdd`, `strongholld`, `strongohld`, `stronhgold`, `stronnghold`, `strronghold`, `sttronghold`, `tsronghold`

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