Which to use
“stokes” is a verb and “stroke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,617
- “stokes” frequency rank
- #4,555
- “stroke” frequency rank
- 18172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stokes | stroke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of stoke | An act of hitting; a blow, a hit. |
Letter map: stokes vs stroke
Shared letters muted; letters that set stokes and stroke apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - stokes and stroke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stokes is averb and strokeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stokes is recorded at frequency rank #13,617, classified as averb. stroke is at rank #4,555, tagged as anoun, pronounced /stɹəʊk/.
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 18172, this pair ranks #446,675 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stokes vs stroke
Shared letters: ekost. Private to "stokes": -. Private to "stroke": r.
"stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stroke" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stokes" and "stroke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stokes" or "stroke"?
What to do next
Pair "stokes" vs "stroke" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "stokes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stroke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #446,675 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stokes" and "stroke" 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 #446,675 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.