Which to use
“running” is a verb and “Strg” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,470
- “running” frequency rank
- #34,924
- “Strg” frequency rank
- 50394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | running | Strg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs run | Abkürzung für Steuerung, eine Taste auf der deutschen PC-Tastatur |
Letter map: running vs Strg
Shared letters muted; letters that set running and Strg apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. running runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Strg's 4 (CCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: running vs Strg
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: running is averb and Strganabbrev. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
running is recorded at frequency rank #15,470, classified as averb, 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 50394, this pair ranks #1,175,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of running vs Strg
Shared letters: gr. Private to "running": inu. Private to "Strg": st.
"running" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Strg" · 4 letters · shape CCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "running" for "Strg" ever safe?
Frequency check: "running" vs "Strg" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "running" and "Strg". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "running" 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 #1,175,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "running" 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 #1,175,309 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.