Which to use
“Striche” and “Stricken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,319
- “Striche” frequency rank
- #20,071
- “Stricken” frequency rank
- 53390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Striche | Stricken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Strich | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Strick |
Where the eye mixes Striche and Stricken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Striche runs 7 letters (CCCVCCV) against Stricken's 8 (CCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Striche vs Stricken
A purely visual mix-up. Striche ([ˈʃtʁɪçə]) and Stricken ([ˈʃtʁɪkn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53390, 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]. Stricken is at rank #20,071, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪkn̩].
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 53390, this pair ranks #1,059,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Striche vs Stricken
Shared letters: ceirst. Private to "Striche": h. Private to "Stricken": kn.
"Striche" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "Stricken" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Striche" and "Stricken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Striche" or "Stricken"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Striche" and "Stricken" 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 "Stricken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,059,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Striche" and "Stricken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stichen vs Striche". 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 #1,059,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.