Which to use
“strike” is a verb and “striped” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,234
- “strike” frequency rank
- #14,231
- “striped” frequency rank
- 16465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strike | striped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate. | Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color. |
Where the eye mixes strike and striped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between strike and striped
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: strike is /stɹaɪk/ while striped is /stɹaɪpt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strike is recorded at frequency rank #2,234, classified as averb, pronounced /stɹaɪk/. striped is at rank #14,231, tagged as anadj, pronounced /stɹaɪpt/.
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 16465, this pair ranks #457,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of strike vs striped
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "strike": k. Private to "striped": dp.
"strike" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "striped" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "strike" for "striped" ever safe?
Which is more common, "strike" or "striped"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "strike" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "striped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #457,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strike" and "striped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stooped vs striped". 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 #457,582 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.