striktvsstrikteTell them apart

Which to use

“strikt” and “strikte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,393
“strikt” frequency rank
#20,745
“strikte” frequency rank
33138
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature strikt strikte
Definition ohne jede Einschränkung; keine Ausnahme oder Widerspruch zulassend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strikt

Where the eye mixes strikt and strikte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
strikt
7 ch
strikte

Visual trap between strikt and strikte

A purely visual mix-up. strikt ([ʃtʁɪkt]) and strikte ([ˈʃtʁɪktə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “strikt” sits inside “strikte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

strikt is recorded at frequency rank #12,393, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtʁɪkt]. 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 33138, this pair ranks #1,692,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of strikt vs strikte

Shared letters: ikrst. Private to "strikt": -. Private to "strikte": e.

"strikt" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC  ·  "strikte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • striktsrtikt · sstrikt · stirkt · strikkt · striktt · stritk · strkit · strrikt
  • striktesrtikte · sstrikte · stirkte · striket · strikkte · striktte · stritke · strkite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "strikt" and "strikte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtʁɪkt] versus [ˈʃtʁɪktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "strikt" vs "strikte" - which ranks higher?
"strikt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,393 in our German list, against #20,745 for "strikte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "strikt" 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 #1,692,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "strikt" and "strikte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs strikte". 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 #1,692,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list