StrangvsstrongWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Strang is a noun, strong is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Strang” is a noun and “strong” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,423
“Strang” frequency rank
#20,073
“strong” frequency rank
37496
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Strang strong
Definition aus mehreren Fäden biegsamen Materials zusammengewirkter länglicher Strick stark

Letter map: Strang vs strong

Shared letters muted; letters that set Strang and strong apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
Strang
6 ch
strong

Grammar separator: Strang vs strong

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Strang is anoun and stronganadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “Strang” becomes o in “strong”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Strang is recorded at frequency rank #17,423, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʁaŋ]. strong is at rank #20,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].

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 37496, this pair ranks #1,588,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Strang vs strong

Shared letters: gnrst. Private to "Strang": a. Private to "strong": o.

"Strang" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC  ·  "strong" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Strangsrtang · sstrang · starng · stragn · strangg · stranng · strnag · strrang
  • strongsrtong · sstrong · storng · strnog · strogn · strongg · stronng · strrong

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Strang" and "strong" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Strang" is a noun and "strong" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Strang" vs "strong" - which ranks higher?
"Strang" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,423 in our German list, against #20,073 for "strong". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Strang" vs "strong" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Strang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "strong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,588,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Strang" and "strong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs strong". 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 #1,588,675 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