Which to use
“strate” and “strike” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,019
- “strate” frequency rank
- #19,691
- “strike” frequency rank
- 60710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strate | strike |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couche, niveau parmi plusieurs. | Fait de faire tomber toutes les quilles en un seul coup au bowling. |
Where the eye mixes strate and strike
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between strate and strike
A purely visual mix-up. strate (\stʁat\) and strike (\stʁajk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strate is recorded at frequency rank #41,019, classified as anoun, pronounced \stʁat\. strike is at rank #19,691, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stʁajk\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60710, this pair ranks #96,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of strate vs strike
Shared letters: erst. Private to "strate": a. Private to "strike": ik.
"strate" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "strike" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "strate" and "strike" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "strate" or "strike" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "strate" and "strike" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "strate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strike" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strate" and "strike" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stase vs strate". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #96,215 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.