Which to use
“strafbar” and “strafbare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,327
- “strafbar” frequency rank
- #39,650
- “strafbare” frequency rank
- 50977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strafbar | strafbare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vom Gesetz unter Strafe gestellt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strafbar |
Where the eye mixes strafbar and strafbare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. strafbar runs 8 letters (CCCVCCVC) against strafbare's 9 (CCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between strafbar and strafbare
A purely visual mix-up. strafbar ([ˈʃtʁaːfbaːɐ̯]) and strafbare ([ˈʃtʁaːfbaːʁə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “strafbar” sits inside “strafbare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strafbar is recorded at frequency rank #11,327, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːfbaːɐ̯]. strafbare is at rank #39,650, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːfbaːʁə].
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 50977, this pair ranks #1,153,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strafbar vs strafbare
Shared letters: abfrst. Private to "strafbar": -. Private to "strafbare": e.
"strafbar" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "strafbare" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "strafbar" and "strafbare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "strafbar" or "strafbare"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "strafbar" and "strafbare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "strafbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strafbare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,153,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strafbar" and "strafbare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strafbar vs Straftat". 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 #1,153,212 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.