# strep

> English word · Noun · IPA /stɹɛp/ · frequency rank #40,466

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of strep throat.
2. A streptococcus.

## Etymology
Clipping of streptococcus.

## Easily confused with
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-sure)
- **strip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-strip)
- **sweep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-sweep)
- **syrup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-syrup)
- **stump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-stump)
- **strut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-strut)
- **stress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-stress)
- **strips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-strips)
- **stripe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-stripe)
- **strewn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strep-vs-strewn)
- **SEP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sep-vs-strep)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/str-vs-strep)
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stp-vs-strep)
- **stop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stop-vs-strep)
- **stem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stem-vs-strep)
- **sore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sore-vs-strep)
- **stew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stew-vs-strep)
- **sire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sire-vs-strep)
- **shep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-strep)
- **seep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seep-vs-strep)

## Common misspellings (8)
`srtep`, `sstrep`, `sterp`, `strepp`, `strpe`, `strrep`, `sttrep`, `tsrep`

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