Which to use
“stricke” and “struck” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,867
- “stricke” frequency rank
- #47,031
- “struck” frequency rank
- 87898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stricke | struck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stricken | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs strike |
Where the eye mixes stricke and struck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stricke runs 7 letters (CCCVCCV) against struck's 6 (CCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stricke vs struck
A purely visual mix-up. stricke ([ˈʃtʁɪkə]) and struck ([ˈstɹʌk]) 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 87898, 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]. struck is at rank #47,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈstɹʌk].
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 87898, this pair ranks #74,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stricke vs struck
Shared letters: ckrst. Private to "stricke": ei. Private to "struck": u.
"stricke" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "struck" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stricke" and "struck" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stricke" or "struck"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stricke" and "struck" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stricke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "struck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stricke" and "struck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "struck vs strunz". 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 #74,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.