Which to use
“strikt” and “strikten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,393
- “strikt” frequency rank
- #33,320
- “strikten” frequency rank
- 45713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strikt | strikten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne jede Einschränkung; keine Ausnahme oder Widerspruch zulassend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strikt |
Where the eye mixes strikt and strikten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. strikt runs 6 letters (CCCVCC) against strikten's 8 (CCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses strikt with strikten
A purely visual mix-up. strikt ([ʃtʁɪkt]) and strikten ([ˈʃtʁɪktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “strikt” sits inside “strikten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45713, 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]. strikten is at rank #33,320, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪktn̩].
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 45713, this pair ranks #1,343,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strikt vs strikten
Shared letters: ikrst. Private to "strikt": -. Private to "strikten": en.
"strikt" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "strikten" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "strikt" and "strikten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "strikt" vs "strikten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "strikt" and "strikten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "strikt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strikten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,343,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strikt" and "strikten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strikten vs strippen". 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 #1,343,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.