StrichevsstrikteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Striche is a noun, strikte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Striche and strikte apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Striche
7 ch
strikte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • Strichesrtiche · sstriche · stirche · strcihe · stricche · striceh · strichhe · strihce
  • striktesrtikte · sstrikte · stirkte · striket · strikkte · striktte · stritke · strkite

Frequency comparison

Striche#33,319
strikte#20,745

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Striche" and "strikte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Striche" is a noun and "strikte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Striche" or "strikte"?
"strikte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,745 in our German list, against #33,319 for "Striche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Striche vs strikte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Striche”; for an adjective, it's “strikte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Striche” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list