# strenge vs String

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### strenge
*adjective · IPA [ˈʃtʁɛŋə] · frequency rank #9,101*
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs streng

### String
*noun · IPA [stʁɪŋ] · frequency rank #17,735*
sehr knappe Slip-/ Höschenform; Stringtanga

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/strenge-vs-string