strikes

/stɹaɪks/

//stɹaɪks// noun

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"strikes" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“strikes” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,717
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of strike

Corpus desk

Index EN-strikes · strikes · English

strikes · rank #4,717 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,717
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stewart

Nearest frequency peer: Stewart (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “strikes”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “strikes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

strikes vs stroke
71% similar
strikes vs strips
71% similar
strikes vs strive
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for strikes
PropertyValue
Headwordstrikes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/stɹaɪks/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,717
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “strikes”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).strikeslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Stewart” (#4,716), “suggesting” (#4,718), “spider” (#4,715). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “strikes” is #4,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around strikes (IPA /stɹaɪks/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,717 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of strike".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for strikes, with forms such as "srtikes", "sstrikes", and "stirkes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stroke", "strips", "strive", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is strikes, spelled S-T-R-I-K-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of strike

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtikes
  • sstrikes
  • stirkes
  • strieks
  • strikess
  • strikkes
  • strikse
  • strkies
  • strrikes
  • sttrikes
  • tsrikes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strikes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

srtikes2sstrikes1stirkes2strieks2strikess1strikkes1strikse2strkies2
Edit distance from "strikes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strikes"?
"strikes" is spelled S-T-R-I-K-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /stɹaɪks/.
What does "strikes" mean?
As a noun, "strikes" means: plural of strike
What words are commonly confused with "strikes"?
"strikes" is commonly confused with "stroke", "strips", "strive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strikes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strikes" is /stɹaɪks/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strikes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "strikes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stewart#4,716shelter#4,712tribute#4,722seventh#4,711

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

promises11 variantsapplying11 variantsbelongs11 variantsmeasured11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list