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Rule "having a stoke (stroke)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: having a stoke (stroke)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\5</suggestion> (= brain attack)?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20stroke
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He needs to recover from a stoke.
    Correction suggestion: stroke
ID: A_STOKE [3]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-27 22:33:09 +0100)