Which to use
“Streife” and “Streifen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,722
- “Streife” frequency rank
- #4,161
- “Streifen” frequency rank
- 23883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Streife | Streifen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personengruppe (von Militär, Polizei, Sicherheitsdienst), die Fahrten oder Gänge zwecks Kontrolle eines Bereichs durchführt | ein langer, schmaler, farblich abgehobener Abschnitt von einer Fläche |
Where the eye mixes Streife and Streifen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Streife and Streifen
A purely visual mix-up. Streife ([ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fə]) and Streifen ([ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]) 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) - “Streife” sits inside “Streifen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Streife is recorded at frequency rank #19,722, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fə]. Streifen is at rank #4,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩].
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 23883, this pair ranks #1,855,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Streife vs Streifen
Shared letters: efirst. Private to "Streife": -. Private to "Streifen": n.
"Streife" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCV · "Streifen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Streife" and "Streifen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Streife" or "Streifen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Streife" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Streifen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,855,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Streife" and "Streifen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Streife vs Streiter". 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 #1,855,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.