Which to use
“Stiche” is a noun and “streiche” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,137
- “Stiche” frequency rank
- #26,631
- “streiche” frequency rank
- 50768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stiche | streiche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stich | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streichen |
Where the eye mixes Stiche and streiche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Stiche runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against streiche's 8 (CCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Stiche and streiche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stiche is [ˈʃtɪçə] while streiche is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stiche is recorded at frequency rank #24,137, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪçə]. streiche is at rank #26,631, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çə].
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 50768, this pair ranks #1,161,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stiche vs streiche
Shared letters: cehist. Private to "Stiche": -. Private to "streiche": r.
"Stiche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "streiche" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stiche" for "streiche" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Stiche" or "streiche" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stiche" and "streiche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "streiche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,161,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stiche" and "streiche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stiche vs Stiege". 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 #1,161,206 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.