Which to use
“Striche” and “Strichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,319
- “Striche” frequency rank
- #40,866
- “Strichen” frequency rank
- 74185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Striche | Strichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Strich | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Strich |
Where the eye mixes Striche and Strichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Striche vs Strichen
A purely visual mix-up. Striche ([ˈʃtʁɪçə]) and Strichen ([ˈʃtʁɪçn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Striche” sits inside “Strichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Striche is recorded at frequency rank #33,319, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪçə]. Strichen is at rank #40,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪçn̩].
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 74185, this pair ranks #340,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Striche vs Strichen
Shared letters: cehirst. Private to "Striche": -. Private to "Strichen": n.
"Striche" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "Strichen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Striche" for "Strichen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Striche" or "Strichen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Striche" and "Strichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Striche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Strichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Striche" and "Strichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Strichen 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 #340,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.