# strikeout

> English word · Noun · IPA /stɹaɪːkæʊt/ · frequency rank #39,588

## Definitions
1. An instance or the act of yielding nothing.
2. An instance or the act of striking out.
3. Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

## Etymology
Deverbal from strike out.

## Common misspellings (13)
`srtikeout`, `sstrikeout`, `stirkeout`, `striekout`, `strikeotu`, `strikeoutt`, `strikeuot`, `strikkeout`, `strikoeut`, `strkieout`, `strrikeout`, `sttrikeout`, `tsrikeout`

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