Which to use
“Streife” is a noun and “streikt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,722
- “Streife” frequency rank
- #41,481
- “streikt” frequency rank
- 61203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Streife | streikt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personengruppe (von Militär, Polizei, Sicherheitsdienst), die Fahrten oder Gänge zwecks Kontrolle eines Bereichs durchführt | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streiken |
Where the eye mixes Streife and streikt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Streife (CCCVVCV) and streikt (CCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Streife vs streikt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Streife is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fə] while streikt is [ʃtʁaɪ̯kt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61203, 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]. streikt is at rank #41,481, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʁaɪ̯kt].
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 61203, this pair ranks #758,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Streife vs streikt
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "Streife": f. Private to "streikt": k.
"Streife" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCV · "streikt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Streife" for "streikt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Streife" vs "streikt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Streife" and "streikt" 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 "streikt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #758,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Streife" and "streikt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "streikt vs stresst". 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 #758,477 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.