Which to use
“strikes” is a verb and “strikte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,030
- “strikes” frequency rank
- #20,745
- “strikte” frequency rank
- 67775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strikes | strikte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strike | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strikt |
Letter map: strikes vs strikte
Shared letters muted; letters that set strikes and strikte apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. strikes (CCCVCVC) and strikte (CCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - strikes and strikte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: strikes is averb and strikteanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strikes is recorded at frequency rank #47,030, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 67775, this pair ranks #529,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strikes vs strikte
Shared letters: eikrst. Private to "strikes": -. Private to "strikte": -.
"strikes" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "strikte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "strikes" for "strikte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "strikes" vs "strikte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "strikes" and "strikte".
- Full dictionary entry for "strikes" 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 #529,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strikes" and "strikte" 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 #529,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.