Which to use
“steht” and “strebt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #194
- “steht” frequency rank
- #13,493
- “strebt” frequency rank
- 13687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | steht | strebt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streben |
Where the eye mixes steht and strebt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses steht with strebt
A purely visual mix-up. steht ([ʃteːt]) and strebt ([ʃtʁeːpt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
steht is recorded at frequency rank #194, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃteːt]. strebt is at rank #13,493, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʁeːpt].
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 13687, this pair ranks #1,956,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of steht vs strebt
Shared letters: est. Private to "steht": h. Private to "strebt": br.
"steht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "strebt" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "steht" and "strebt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "steht" or "strebt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "steht" and "strebt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "steht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strebt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "steht" and "strebt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strebt vs stresst". 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 #1,956,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.