strangervsStrasserConfusable pair

Which to use

“stranger” and “Strasser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,044
“stranger” frequency rank
#25,332
“Strasser” frequency rank
61376
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stranger Strasser
Definition Fremder, Fremde eine Haustaubenrasse

Letter map: stranger vs Strasser

Shared letters muted; letters that set stranger and Strasser apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

8 ch
stranger
8 ch
Strasser

Spelling & dictionary notes on stranger vs Strasser

stranger and Strasser are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stranger is recorded at frequency rank #36,044, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Strasser is at rank #25,332, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʁasɐ].

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 61376, this pair ranks #752,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stranger vs Strasser

Shared letters: aerst. Private to "stranger": gn. Private to "Strasser": -.

"stranger" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC  ·  "Strasser" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • strangersrtanger · sstranger · starnger · stragner · stranegr · strangerr · strangger · strangre
  • Strassersrtasser · sstrasser · starsser · straser · strasesr · strasserr · strassre · straßer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "stranger" for "Strasser" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "stranger" or "Strasser"?
"Strasser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,332 in our German list, against #36,044 for "stranger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "stranger" vs "Strasser" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stranger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Strasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #752,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stranger" and "Strasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stranger". 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 #752,183 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