Which to use
“strahlt” and “strahlte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,797
- “strahlt” frequency rank
- #22,154
- “strahlte” frequency rank
- 34951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strahlt | strahlte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strahlen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs strahlen |
Where the eye mixes strahlt and strahlte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. strahlt runs 7 letters (CCCVCCC) against strahlte's 8 (CCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between strahlt and strahlte
A purely visual mix-up. strahlt ([ʃtʁaːlt]) and strahlte ([ˈʃtʁaːltə]) 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) - “strahlt” sits inside “strahlte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strahlt is recorded at frequency rank #12,797, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtʁaːlt]. strahlte is at rank #22,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːltə].
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 34951, this pair ranks #1,651,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of strahlt vs strahlte
Shared letters: ahlrst. Private to "strahlt": -. Private to "strahlte": e.
"strahlt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "strahlte" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "strahlt" and "strahlte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "strahlt" vs "strahlte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "strahlt" and "strahlte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "strahlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strahlte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,651,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strahlt" and "strahlte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Strahl vs strahlte". 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 #1,651,512 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.