Which to use
“strike” and “string” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,691
- “strike” frequency rank
- #16,746
- “string” frequency rank
- 36437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strike | string |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait de faire tomber toutes les quilles en un seul coup au bowling. | Sous-vêtement principalement féminin, consistant en un triangle de tissu couvrant les parties génitales et maintenu par une cordelette, éventuellement recouverte de dentelle, passant dans l’entrejambe. |
Where the eye mixes strike and string
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses strike with string
A purely visual mix-up. strike (\stʁajk\) and string (\stʁiŋ\) 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 36437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strike is recorded at frequency rank #19,691, classified as anoun, pronounced \stʁajk\. string is at rank #16,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stʁiŋ\.
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 36437, this pair ranks #269,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strike vs string
Shared letters: irst. Private to "strike": ek. Private to "string": gn.
"strike" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "string" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "strike" and "string" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "strike" vs "string" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "strike" and "string" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "strike" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "string" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strike" and "string" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Seraing vs string". 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 #269,616 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.