Which to use
“streiken” is a verb and “strikten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,734
- “streiken” frequency rank
- #33,320
- “strikten” frequency rank
- 51054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | streiken | strikten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Streik durchführen, die Arbeit niederlegen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strikt |
Where the eye mixes streiken and strikten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. streiken (CCCVVCVC) and strikten (CCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between streiken and strikten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: streiken is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩] while strikten is [ˈʃtʁɪktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51054, 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]. strikten is at rank #33,320, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪktn̩].
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 51054, this pair ranks #1,150,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of streiken vs strikten
Shared letters: eiknrst. Private to "streiken": -. Private to "strikten": -.
"streiken" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC · "strikten" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "streiken" and "strikten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "streiken" or "strikten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "streiken" and "strikten" 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 "strikten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,150,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "streiken" and "strikten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strikten vs strippen". 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 #1,150,266 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.