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“stricke” and “strikes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,867
- “stricke” frequency rank
- #47,030
- “strikes” frequency rank
- 87897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stricke | strikes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stricken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strike |
Letter map: stricke vs strikes
Shared letters muted; letters that set stricke and strikes apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. stricke (CCCVCCV) and strikes (CCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: stricke and strikes
stricke and strikes 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stricke is recorded at frequency rank #40,867, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪkə]. strikes is at rank #47,030, tagged as averb, 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 87897, this pair ranks #74,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stricke vs strikes
Shared letters: eikrst. Private to "stricke": c. Private to "strikes": -.
"stricke" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "strikes" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "stricke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strikes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stricke" and "strikes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs strikes". 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 #74,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.