Which to use
“strikes” is a verb and “Stückes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,030
- “strikes” frequency rank
- #25,335
- “Stückes” frequency rank
- 72365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strikes | Stückes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strike | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stück |
Letter map: strikes vs Stückes
Shared letters muted; letters that set strikes and Stückes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - strikes and Stückes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: strikes is averb and Stückesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strikes is recorded at frequency rank #47,030, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Stückes is at rank #25,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏkəs].
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 72365, this pair ranks #390,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of strikes vs Stückes
Shared letters: ekst. Private to "strikes": ir. Private to "Stückes": cü.
"strikes" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "Stückes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- strikes ← srtikes · sstrikes · stirkes · strikess · strikkes · strikse · strkies · strrikes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "strikes" and "Stückes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "strikes" or "Stückes"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "strikes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stückes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strikes" and "Stückes" 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 #390,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.