Which to use
“streiken” and “streikt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,734
- “streiken” frequency rank
- #41,481
- “streikt” frequency rank
- 59215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | streiken | streikt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Streik durchführen, die Arbeit niederlegen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streiken |
Where the eye mixes streiken and streikt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. streiken runs 8 letters (CCCVVCVC) against streikt's 7 (CCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: streiken vs streikt
A purely visual mix-up. streiken ([ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩]) and streikt ([ʃtʁaɪ̯kt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
streiken is recorded at frequency rank #17,734, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩]. 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 59215, this pair ranks #832,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of streiken vs streikt
Shared letters: eikrst. Private to "streiken": n. Private to "streikt": -.
"streiken" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC · "streikt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "streiken" and "streikt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "streiken" or "streikt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "streiken" and "streikt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "streiken" 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 #832,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "streiken" 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 #832,944 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.