strip off
"strip-off" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“strip off” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.
Corpus desk
Index EN-strip-off · strip off · English
strip off · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | strip off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “strip off” in English
Rare enough to double-check
strip off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for strip off, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 strip off, spelled S-T-R-I-P- -O-F-F.
Definition
- 1To remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.
- 2To remove all of one's clothes (or sometimes to remove all except underclothes, or figuratively).
- 3To be removed by stripping.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how strip off appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1713, Alexander Pope translation of Homer Odyssey read at Project Gutenberg Strip off thy garments; Neptune's fury brave / With naked strength, and plunge into the wave.
As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.