extrasvsStrgWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: extras is a noun, Strg is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“extras” is a noun and “Strg” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,927
“extras” frequency rank
#34,924
“Strg” frequency rank
58851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extras Strg
Definition Plural des Substantivs extra Abkürzung für Steuerung, eine Taste auf der deutschen PC-Tastatur

Letter map: extras vs Strg

Shared letters muted; letters that set extras and Strg apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. extras runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against Strg's 4 (CCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
extras
4 ch
Strg

Role in the sentence - extras and Strg

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extras is anoun and Strganabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extras is recorded at frequency rank #23,927, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Strg is at rank #34,924, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].

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 58851, this pair ranks #846,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extras vs Strg

Shared letters: rst. Private to "extras": aex. Private to "Strg": g.

"extras" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "Strg" · 4 letters · shape CCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extrasetxras · exrtas · extars · extrass · extrras · extrsa · exttras · exxtras
  • Strgsrtg · sstrg · stgr · strgg · strrg · sttrg · tsrg

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "extras" for "Strg" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "extras" is a noun and "Strg" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "extras" or "Strg"?
"extras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,927 in our German list, against #34,924 for "Strg". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "extras" vs "Strg" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "extras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Strg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #846,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extras" and "Strg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Strg". 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 #846,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list