Which to use
“streichen” and “streicht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,430
- “streichen” frequency rank
- #14,944
- “streicht” frequency rank
- 20374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | streichen | streicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Farbe mit einem Pinsel auf einen Untergrund auftragen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streichen |
Where the eye mixes streichen and streicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: streichen vs streicht
A purely visual mix-up. streichen ([ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and streicht ([ʃtʁaɪ̯çt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
streichen is recorded at frequency rank #5,430, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. streicht is at rank #14,944, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʁaɪ̯çt].
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 20374, this pair ranks #1,898,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of streichen vs streicht
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "streichen": n. Private to "streicht": -.
"streichen" · 9 letters · shape CCCVVCCVC · "streicht" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "streichen" for "streicht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "streichen" vs "streicht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "streichen" and "streicht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "streichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "streicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "streichen" and "streicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "streicht vs streikt". 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 #1,898,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.