stray

/streɪ/

//streɪ// adj

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The verdict

“stray” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,236 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,236
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (de um animal) sem dono:

Corpus desk

Index PT-stray · stray · Portuguese

stray · rank #50,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,236
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sufixo

Nearest frequency peer: sufixo (+5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “stray”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “stray” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stray
PropertyValue
Headwordstray
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/streɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “stray” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.straycai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “sufixo” (#50,241), “smooth” (#50,230), “situation” (#50,227). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “stray” fica em #50,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stray is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,236 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /streɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for stray in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is stray, spelled S-T-R-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    (de um animal) sem dono:
  2. 2
    perdido, que perdeu-se dos outros
  3. 3
    errante, que vaga, que anda sem rumo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Susan runs a shelter for stray and abandoned animals.

Synonyms

losterrantwandering

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 "stray"?
"stray" is spelled S-T-R-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /streɪ/.
What does "stray" mean?
As an adjective, "stray" means: (de um animal) sem dono:
How do you pronounce "stray"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stray" is /streɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stray" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

xerez#50,291polir#50,151perro#50,144ouija#50,128

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list