StGB vs Strg, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“StGB” and “Strg” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,638
“StGB” frequency rank: #34,924
“Strg” frequency rank: 44562
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	StGB	Strg
Definition	Strafgesetzbuch	Abkürzung für Steuerung, eine Taste auf der deutschen PC-Tastatur

Letter map: StGB vs Strg

Shared letters muted; letters that set StGB and Strg apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch

StGB

4 ch

Strg

Spelling & dictionary notes on StGB vs Strg

StGB and Strg are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

StGB is recorded at frequency rank #9,638, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [ɛsteɡeˈbeː]. 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 44562, this pair ranks #1,382,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of StGB vs Strg

Shared letters: gst. Private to "StGB": b. Private to "Strg": r.

"StGB" · 4 letters · shape CCCC · "Strg" · 4 letters · shape CCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

StGB ← sgtb · sstgb · stbg · stgbb · stggb · sttgb · tsgb
Strg ← srtg · sstrg · stgr · strgg · strrg · sttrg · tsrg

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "StGB" for "Strg" ever safe?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Frequency check: "StGB" vs "Strg" - which ranks higher?

"StGB" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,638 in our German list, against #34,924 for "Strg". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "StGB" and "Strg".

Full dictionary entry for "StGB" 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 #1,382,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"StGB" 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 #1,382,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.