stocktevsstrikteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: stockte is a verb, strikte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stockte” is a verb and “strikte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,943
“stockte” frequency rank
#20,745
“strikte” frequency rank
65688
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stockte strikte
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stocken Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strikt

Where the eye mixes stockte and strikte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stockte (CCVCCCV) and strikte (CCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
stockte
7 ch
strikte

Visual trap between stockte and strikte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stockte is [ˈʃtɔktə] while strikte is [ˈʃtʁɪktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stockte is recorded at frequency rank #44,943, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔktə]. strikte is at rank #20,745, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪktə].

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 65688, this pair ranks #598,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stockte vs strikte

Shared letters: ekst. Private to "stockte": co. Private to "strikte": ir.

"stockte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV  ·  "strikte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stockte ← sotckte · sstockte · stcokte · stocckte · stocket · stockkte · stocktte · stoctke
  • strikte ← srtikte · sstrikte · stirkte · striket · strikkte · striktte · stritke · strkite

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "stockte" for "strikte" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stockte" is a verb and "strikte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stockte" or "strikte"?
"strikte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,745 in our German list, against #44,943 for "stockte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stockte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "strikte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #598,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stockte" and "strikte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs stockte". 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 #598,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list