Which to use
“stokes” is a verb and “strikes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,617
- “stokes” frequency rank
- #4,717
- “strikes” frequency rank
- 18334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stokes | strikes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of stoke | plural of strike |
Letter map: stokes vs strikes
Shared letters muted; letters that set stokes and strikes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. stokes runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against strikes's 7 (CCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - stokes and strikes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stokes is averb and strikesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stokes is recorded at frequency rank #13,617, classified as averb. strikes is at rank #4,717, tagged as anoun, pronounced /stɹaɪks/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18334, this pair ranks #445,553 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stokes vs strikes
Shared letters: ekst. Private to "stokes": o. Private to "strikes": ir.
"stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "strikes" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stokes" and "strikes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stokes" or "strikes"?
After this comparison
You've compared "stokes" and "strikes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "stokes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strikes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #445,553 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stokes" and "strikes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stokes vs stover". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #445,553 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.