Which to use
“Streiks” is a noun and “streikt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,950
- “Streiks” frequency rank
- #41,481
- “streikt” frequency rank
- 55431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Streiks | streikt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Streik | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streiken |
Where the eye mixes Streiks and streikt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Streiks and streikt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Streiks with streikt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Streiks is [ʃtʁaɪ̯ks] while streikt is [ʃtʁaɪ̯kt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Streiks” becomes t in “streikt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Streiks is recorded at frequency rank #13,950, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʁaɪ̯ks]. 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 55431, this pair ranks #979,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Streiks vs streikt
Shared letters: eikrst. Private to "Streiks": -. Private to "streikt": -.
"Streiks" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCC · "streikt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Streiks" and "streikt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Streiks" or "streikt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Streiks" and "streikt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Streiks" 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 #979,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Streiks" 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 #979,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.