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“strenge” and “strong” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,101
- “strenge” frequency rank
- #20,073
- “strong” frequency rank
- 29174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strenge | strong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs streng | stark |
Letter map: strenge vs strong
Shared letters muted; letters that set strenge and strong apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: strenge and strong
strenge and strong are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strenge is recorded at frequency rank #9,101, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɛŋə]. strong is at rank #20,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 29174, this pair ranks #1,771,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of strenge vs strong
Shared letters: gnrst. Private to "strenge": e. Private to "strong": o.
"strenge" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "strong" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "strenge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,771,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strenge" and "strong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs strong". 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 #1,771,665 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.