strange

/streɪndʒ/

//streɪndʒ// adj

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The verdict

“strange” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,721
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estranho, esquisito

Corpus desk

Index PT-strange · strange · Portuguese

strange · rank #14,721 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,721
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sorry

Nearest frequency peer: sorry (-2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “strange”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “strange” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

strange vs strong
71% similar
strange vs stage
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for strange
PropertyValue
Headwordstrange
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/streɪndʒ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,721
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “strange”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).strangecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sorry” (#14,719), “subsídio” (#14,723), “subterrâneo” (#14,724). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “strange” fica em #14,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around strange (IPA /streɪndʒ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,721 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for strange, with forms such as "srtange", "sstrange", and "starnge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "strong", "stage", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is strange, spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    estranho, esquisito
  2. 2
    desconhecido, novo
  3. 3
    estrangeiro, desconhecido
  4. 4
    não-familiarizado, não-acostumado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtange
  • sstrange
  • starnge
  • stragne
  • straneg
  • strangge
  • strannge
  • strnage
  • strrange
  • sttrange
  • tsrange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strange - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

srtange2sstrange1starnge2stragne2straneg2strangge1strannge1strnage2
Edit distance from "strange"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strange"?
"strange" is spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /streɪndʒ/.
What does "strange" mean?
As an adjective, "strange" means: estranho, esquisito
What words are commonly confused with "strange"?
"strange" is commonly confused with "strong", "stage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strange" is /streɪndʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strange" come from?
"strange" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "strange", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tesoura#14,733seduzir#14,707regente#14,694violeta#14,750

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

subsídio11 variantsalmofada11 variantsangolana11 variantsarriscado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list