Which to use
“Striche” is a noun and “strikte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,319
- “Striche” frequency rank
- #20,745
- “strikte” frequency rank
- 54064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Striche | strikte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Strich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strikt |
Where the eye mixes Striche and strikte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Striche and strikte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Striche and strikte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Striche is [ˈʃtʁɪçə] while strikte is [ˈʃtʁɪktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54064, 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]. strikte is at rank #20,745, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪktə].
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 54064, this pair ranks #1,033,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Striche vs strikte
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "Striche": ch. Private to "strikte": k.
"Striche" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "strikte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Striche" and "strikte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Striche" vs "strikte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Striche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strikte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,033,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Striche" and "strikte" 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 #1,033,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.