striptease

/ˈstɹɪpˌtiz/

//ˈstɹɪpˌtiz// noun

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"striptease" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“striptease” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,925
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.

Corpus desk

Index EN-striptease · striptease · English

striptease · rank #42,925 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,925
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH straighter

Nearest frequency peer: straighter (-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 “striptease”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “striptease” 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
Key facts for striptease
PropertyValue
Headwordstriptease
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstɹɪpˌtiz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,925
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “striptease”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).stripteaselands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “straighter” (#42,924), “suki” (#42,926), “Stormont” (#42,923). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “striptease” is #42,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around striptease (IPA /ˈstɹɪpˌtiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,925 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for striptease, with forms such as "srtiptease", "sstriptease", and "stirptease". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From strip + tease. The correct English form is striptease, spelled S-T-R-I-P-T-E-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.

Etymology

From strip + tease.

Synonyms

dance of the seven veilsfan dance

This word in other languages

estriptis(Español)striptease(Français)Striptease(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtiptease
  • sstriptease
  • stirptease
  • stripetase
  • stripptease
  • striptaese
  • stripteaes
  • stripteasse
  • striptesae
  • stripttease
  • stritpease
  • strpitease
  • strriptease
  • sttriptease
  • tsriptease

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of striptease - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

srtiptease2sstriptease1stirptease2stripetase2stripptease1striptaese2stripteaes2stripteasse1
Edit distance from "striptease"

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 "striptease"?
"striptease" is spelled S-T-R-I-P-T-E-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɹɪpˌtiz/.
What does "striptease" mean?
As a noun, "striptease" means: The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.
What are common misspellings of "striptease"?
Common misspellings include "srtiptease", "sstriptease", "stirptease", "stripetase", "stripptease". The correct spelling is "striptease".
How do you pronounce "striptease"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "striptease" is /ˈstɹɪpˌtiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "striptease"?
From strip + tease. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

straighter#42,924storehouse#42,922Tanganyika#42,934splendidly#42,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

relativism15 variantspublicised15 variantsabductions15 variantspontifical15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list