Which to use
“spricht” is a verb and “Striche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #676
- “spricht” frequency rank
- #33,319
- “Striche” frequency rank
- 33995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spricht | Striche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprechen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Strich |
Where the eye mixes spricht and Striche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. spricht (CCCVCCC) and Striche (CCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses spricht with Striche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: spricht is [ʃpʁɪçt] while Striche is [ˈʃtʁɪçə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spricht is recorded at frequency rank #676, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpʁɪçt]. Striche is at rank #33,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪçə].
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 33995, this pair ranks #1,673,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spricht vs Striche
Shared letters: chirst. Private to "spricht": p. Private to "Striche": e.
"spricht" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "Striche" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spricht" and "Striche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "spricht" or "Striche"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "spricht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Striche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,673,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spricht" and "Striche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stichen vs Striche". 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 #1,673,409 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.