# strontium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/ · frequency rank #45,681

## Definitions
1. The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
2. A single atom of this element.

## Etymology
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.

## Common misspellings (14)
`srtontium`, `sstrontium`, `storntium`, `strnotium`, `stronitum`, `stronntium`, `strontimu`, `strontiumm`, `stronttium`, `strontuim`, `strotnium`, `strrontium`, `sttrontium`, `tsrontium`

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