strap

\stʁap\

/\stʁap\/ noun

The verdict

“strap” is an uncommon French word, ranked #64,110 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,110
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Courroie, lanière, sangle.

Key facts for strap
PropertyValue
Headwordstrap
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\stʁap\
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “strap” sits in French frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for strap is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \stʁap\. Corpus data places it at rank #64,110 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Courroie, lanière, sangle.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for strap, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is strap, spelled S-T-R-A-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Courroie, lanière, sangle.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strap"?
"strap" is spelled S-T-R-A-P. The IPA pronunciation is \stʁap\.
What does "strap" mean?
As a noun, "strap" means: Courroie, lanière, sangle.
How do you pronounce "strap"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strap" is \stʁap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strap" come from?
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Using “strap”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-T-R-A-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \stʁap\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list