strick
/strɪk/noun
strick is spelled S-T-R-I-C-K: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, strick means “A flat piece of wood used for levelling off grain in a measure; a strickle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of strick is stricks.
How many letters and syllables are in strick?
| Letters | 6: S-T-R-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is strick?
Strick appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce strick?
- /strɪk/
Strick has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of strick
- stricks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does strick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flat piece of wood used for levelling off grain in a measure; a strickle.
- 2
A bushel measure.
- 3
A bunch of hackled flax prepared for drawing into slivers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does strick come from?
From a variant of strike. Compare strickle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).