Which to use
“Streich” is a noun and “streiche” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,371
- “Streich” frequency rank
- #26,631
- “streiche” frequency rank
- 37002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Streich | streiche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Hereinlegen einer Person zum Zwecke der Belustigung | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streichen |
Where the eye mixes Streich and streiche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Streich runs 7 letters (CCCVVCC) against streiche's 8 (CCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Streich and streiche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Streich is [ʃtʁaɪ̯ç] while streiche is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Streich” sits inside “streiche”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Streich is recorded at frequency rank #10,371, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʁaɪ̯ç]. streiche is at rank #26,631, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çə].
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 37002, this pair ranks #1,601,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Streich vs streiche
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "Streich": -. Private to "streiche": -.
"Streich" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCC · "streiche" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Streich" and "streiche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Streich" or "streiche" show up more?
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 "Streich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "streiche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,601,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Streich" and "streiche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "streiche vs stricke". 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 #1,601,289 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.