Which to use
“Sprint” is a noun and “strikt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,532
- “Sprint” frequency rank
- #12,393
- “strikt” frequency rank
- 23925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sprint | strikt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Zurücklegen einer Kurzstrecke in der größtmöglichen Geschwindigkeit (in verschiedenen Bereichen des Sports, z. B. in der Leichtathletik, im Radsport, im Schwimmen, im Eisschnelllauf oder im Skilanglauf) | ohne jede Einschränkung; keine Ausnahme oder Widerspruch zulassend |
Where the eye mixes Sprint and strikt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Sprint vs strikt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sprint is [ʃpʁɪnt] while strikt is [ʃtʁɪkt]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sprint is recorded at frequency rank #11,532, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃpʁɪnt]. strikt is at rank #12,393, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃtʁɪkt].
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 23925, this pair ranks #1,854,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sprint vs strikt
Shared letters: irst. Private to "Sprint": np. Private to "strikt": k.
"Sprint" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "strikt" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sprint" and "strikt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Sprint" or "strikt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Sprint" and "strikt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sprint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strikt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,730 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sprint" and "strikt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strikes vs strikt". 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 #1,854,730 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.