strikes

\stʁajk\

/\stʁajk\/ noun

The verdict

“strikes” is uncommon French (frequency #67,900 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,900
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de strike.

Corpus desk

Index FR-strikes · strikes · French

strikes · rank #67,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,900
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Styrie

Nearest frequency peer: Styrie (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « strikes »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « strikes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for strikes
PropertyValue
Headwordstrikes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\stʁajk\
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « strikes » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.strikestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Styrie » (#67,901), « starlettes » (#67,898), « succédait » (#67,902). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « strikes » est au #67,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

strikes is uncommon French at frequency #67,900 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \stʁajk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de strike.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for strikes in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is strikes, spelled S-T-R-I-K-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de strike.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strikes"?
"strikes" is spelled S-T-R-I-K-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \stʁajk\.
What does "strikes" mean?
As a noun, "strikes" means: Pluriel de strike.
How do you pronounce "strikes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strikes" is \stʁajk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strikes" come from?
"strikes" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list