strong suit
"strong-suit" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“strong suit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A field in which, or task at which, one is quite capable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-strong-suit · strong suit · English
strong suit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | strong suit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “strong suit” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
strong suit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A field in which, or task at which, one is quite capable.".
strong suit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Referring to card games in which players may hold more or less of a given suit. The correct English form is strong suit, spelled S-T-R-O-N-G- -S-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1A field in which, or task at which, one is quite capable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how strong suit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
That area isn't my strong suit, but I can give it a shot.
Etymology
Referring to card games in which players may hold more or less of a given suit.
Synonyms
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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.
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