Which to use
“Streife” is a noun and “streiken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,722
- “Streife” frequency rank
- #17,734
- “streiken” frequency rank
- 37456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Streife | streiken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personengruppe (von Militär, Polizei, Sicherheitsdienst), die Fahrten oder Gänge zwecks Kontrolle eines Bereichs durchführt | einen Streik durchführen, die Arbeit niederlegen |
Where the eye mixes Streife and streiken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Streife vs streiken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Streife is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fə] while streiken is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩]. 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 37456, 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]. streiken is at rank #17,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩].
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 37456, this pair ranks #1,589,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Streife vs streiken
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "Streife": f. Private to "streiken": kn.
"Streife" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCV · "streiken" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Streife" and "streiken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Streife" vs "streiken" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Streife" and "streiken" 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 "streiken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,589,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Streife" and "streiken" 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 #1,589,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.