Which to use
“strikes” is a verb and “termine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,030
- “strikes” frequency rank
- #4,469
- “termine” frequency rank
- 51499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strikes | termine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strike | der Termin |
Letter map: strikes vs termine
Shared letters muted; letters that set strikes and termine apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - strikes and termine
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: strikes is averb and termineanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strikes is recorded at frequency rank #47,030, classified as averb, pronounced […]. termine is at rank #4,469, tagged as anoun, 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 51499, this pair ranks #1,133,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strikes vs termine
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "strikes": ks. Private to "termine": mn.
"strikes" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "termine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "strikes" and "termine" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "strikes" vs "termine" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "strikes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "termine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,133,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strikes" and "termine" 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 #1,133,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.