# stakes vs strikes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stakes
*noun · IPA /steɪks/ · frequency rank #6,962*
plural of stake

### strikes
*noun · IPA /stɹaɪks/ · frequency rank #4,717*
plural of strike

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