striving

/ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/

//ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ// verb

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"striving" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“striving” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,068
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of strive

Corpus desk

Index EN-striving · striving · English

striving · rank #15,068 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,068
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH statutes

Nearest frequency peer: statutes (-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 “striving”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “striving” 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).

striving vs stroking
75% similar
striving vs string
75% similar
striving vs serving
75% similar

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

Key facts for striving
PropertyValue
Headwordstriving
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,068
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “striving”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).strivinglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “statutes” (#15,067), “suing” (#15,069), “staggering” (#15,066). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “striving” is #15,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around striving (IPA /ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,068 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of strive".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for striving, with forms such as "srtiving", "sstriving", and "stirving". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "stroking", "string", "serving", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is striving, spelled S-T-R-I-V-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of strive

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtiving
  • sstriving
  • stirving
  • striivng
  • strivign
  • strivingg
  • strivinng
  • strivnig
  • strivving
  • strriving
  • strviing
  • sttriving
  • tsriving

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of striving - 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.

srtiving2sstriving1stirving2striivng2strivign2strivingg1strivinng1strivnig2
Edit distance from "striving"

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 "striving"?
"striving" is spelled S-T-R-I-V-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/.
What does "striving" mean?
As a verb, "striving" means: present participle and gerund of strive
What words are commonly confused with "striving"?
"striving" is commonly confused with "stroking", "string", "serving". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "striving"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "striving" is /ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "striving" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

statutes#15,067tackling#15,072scouting#15,053Schwartz#15,052

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list