Which to use
“stick” and “strick” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,572
- “stick” frequency rank
- #16,842
- “strick” frequency rank
- 27414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stick | strick |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs sticken | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stricken |
Where the eye mixes stick and strick
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stick vs strick
A purely visual mix-up. stick ([ʃtɪk]) and strick ([ʃtʁɪk]) 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 27414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stick is recorded at frequency rank #10,572, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪk]. strick is at rank #16,842, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʁɪk].
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 27414, this pair ranks #1,802,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stick vs strick
Shared letters: cikst. Private to "stick": -. Private to "strick": r.
"stick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "strick" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stick" and "strick" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stick" or "strick"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stick" and "strick" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,802,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stick" and "strick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strick vs struck". 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 #1,802,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.