stramm

\ʃtʁam\

/\ʃtʁam\/ adj

The verdict

“stramm” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sévère, carré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stramm · stramm · French

stramm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for stramm
PropertyValue
Headwordstramm
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃtʁam\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « stramm » en français

strammn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stramm is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃtʁam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sévère, carré.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stramm, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is stramm, spelled S-T-R-A-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sévère, carré.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ouais, c'est horrible, parce que y'a une mouvance un peu dans l'éducation positive, puis, y'a des personnes un peu plus matures qui pensent que, il faut être un peu plus stramm, alors que nous, en tant que parents d'enfants autistes, on est justement, 'fin, très souvent, très stramm en fait, parce que, on essaye de le cadrer, on essaye de faire en sorte q…

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stramm"?
"stramm" is spelled S-T-R-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃtʁam\.
What does "stramm" mean?
As an adjective, "stramm" means: Sévère, carré.
How do you pronounce "stramm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stramm" is \ʃtʁam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stramm" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list