# stripes vs strips

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stripes
*noun · IPA /stɹaɪps/ · frequency rank #10,285*
plural of stripe

### strips
*noun · IPA /stɹɪps/ · frequency rank #8,861*
plural of strip

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