Which to use
“starkes” is an adjective and “strikes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,006
- “starkes” frequency rank
- #47,030
- “strikes” frequency rank
- 53036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starkes | strikes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stark | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strike |
Letter map: starkes vs strikes
Shared letters muted; letters that set starkes and strikes apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - starkes and strikes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: starkes is anadjective and strikesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starkes is recorded at frequency rank #6,006, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁkəs]. strikes is at rank #47,030, tagged as averb, 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 53036, this pair ranks #1,073,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of starkes vs strikes
Shared letters: ekrst. Private to "starkes": a. Private to "strikes": i.
"starkes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "strikes" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "starkes" for "strikes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "starkes" or "strikes"?
After this comparison
Pair "starkes" vs "strikes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "starkes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strikes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,073,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starkes" and "strikes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs strikes". 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 #1,073,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.