Which to use
“Streife” is a noun and “streifte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,722
- “Streife” frequency rank
- #30,795
- “streifte” frequency rank
- 50517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Streife | streifte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personengruppe (von Militär, Polizei, Sicherheitsdienst), die Fahrten oder Gänge zwecks Kontrolle eines Bereichs durchführt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streifen |
Where the eye mixes Streife and streifte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Streife runs 7 letters (CCCVVCV) against streifte's 8 (CCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Streife with streifte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Streife is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fə] while streifte is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ftə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50517, 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]. streifte is at rank #30,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ftə].
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 50517, this pair ranks #1,170,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Streife vs streifte
Shared letters: efirst. Private to "Streife": -. Private to "streifte": -.
"Streife" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCV · "streifte" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Streife" and "streifte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Streife" or "streifte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Streife" and "streifte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Streife" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "streifte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,170,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Streife" and "streifte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "streifte 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 #1,170,721 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.