Which to use
“Streik” is a noun and “streiken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,788
- “Streik” frequency rank
- #17,734
- “streiken” frequency rank
- 26522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Streik | streiken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine kollektive Arbeitsniederlegung (Verweigerung), mit dem Ziel, den im Rahmen eines Arbeitskampfes erhobenen Forderungen Nachdruck zu verleihen | einen Streik durchführen, die Arbeit niederlegen |
Where the eye mixes Streik and streiken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Streik and streiken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Streik is [ʃtʁaɪ̯k] while streiken is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Streik” sits inside “streiken”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Streik is recorded at frequency rank #8,788, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʁaɪ̯k]. 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 26522, this pair ranks #1,816,751 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Streik vs streiken
Shared letters: eikrst. Private to "Streik": -. Private to "streiken": n.
"Streik" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVC · "streiken" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Streik" for "streiken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Streik" vs "streiken" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Streik" and "streiken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Streik" 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 #1,816,751 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Streik" and "streiken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "streiken vs strikes". 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 #1,816,751 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.