strike

/'strajk/, /is'traiki/

//'strajk/, /is'traiki// noun

The verdict

“strike” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,985. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,985
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o ato de derrubar os dez pinos com a bola

Corpus desk

Index PT-strike · strike · Portuguese

strike · rank #12,985 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,985
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sermão

Nearest frequency peer: sermão (-4 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “strike”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “strike” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

strike vs série
67% similar
strike vs sprite
67% similar

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

Key facts for strike
PropertyValue
Headwordstrike
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'strajk/, /is'traiki/
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,985
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “strike”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).strikecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sermão” (#12,981), “ucraniano” (#12,989), “serial” (#12,980). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “strike” fica em #12,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around strike (IPA /'strajk/, /is'traiki/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,985 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "o ato de derrubar os dez pinos com a bola".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for strike, with forms such as "srtike", "sstrike", and "stirke". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "série", "sprite", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is strike, spelled S-T-R-I-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato de derrubar os dez pinos com a bola

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtike
  • sstrike
  • stirke
  • striek
  • strikke
  • strkie
  • strrike
  • sttrike
  • tsrike

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strike - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

srtike2sstrike1stirke2striek2strikke1strkie2strrike1sttrike1
Edit distance from "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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strike"?
"strike" is spelled S-T-R-I-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /'strajk/, /is'traiki/.
What does "strike" mean?
As a noun, "strike" means: o ato de derrubar os dez pinos com a bola
What words are commonly confused with "strike"?
"strike" is commonly confused with "série", "sprite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strike"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strike" is /'strajk/, /is'traiki/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strike" come from?
"strike" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list