stripe
/stɹaɪp/noun, verb
stripe is spelled S-T-R-I-P-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stripe means “A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stripe is stripes.
How many letters and syllables are in stripe?
| Letters | 6: S-T-R-I-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stripe?
Stripe appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st 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 stripe?
- UK /stɹaɪp/
- US /stɹaɪp/
Stripe 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). Recordings: En-us-stripe.ogg, En-ca-stripe.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stripe?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stripe from its last stressed vowel (/aɪp/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: priest, sprite, esprit, sitrep.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of stripe
- stripes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- striping participle, present
- striped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stripe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.
zebra stripes
- 2
A long, relatively straight region against a different coloured background.
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- 3
The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
- 4
informalDistinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
persons of the same political stripe
- 5
A long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow or lash with a whip, stick, or scourge.
- 6
A slash cut into the flesh as a punishment.
- 7
A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
- 8
Any of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots.
verb
- 1
To mark with stripes.
- 2
To lash with a whip or strap.
- 3
To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.
- 4
To record (a time code) onto videotape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stripe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rayure , galon |
| German | Streifen |
| Portuguese | listra , medalha, medalhas , listrar |
| Spanish | franja, raya, línea, lista , galón |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stripe come from?
From Middle English stripe, strype, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strîpe, from Proto-West Germanic *strīpā, *strīpō, from Proto-Germanic *strīpô. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Striepe (“stripe, strip”), West Frisian stripe (“stripe”), Dutch streep (“stripe”), German Low German Striepe, Striep, Streep (“stripe”), German Streifen (“stripe, strip, band”), Danish stribe (“stripe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).