striktvsStringWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: strikt is a adjective, String is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“strikt” is an adjective and “String” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,393
“strikt” frequency rank
#17,735
“String” frequency rank
30128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature strikt String
Definition ohne jede Einschränkung; keine Ausnahme oder Widerspruch zulassend sehr knappe Slip-/ Höschenform; Stringtanga

Where the eye mixes strikt and String

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
strikt
6 ch
String

Visual trap between strikt and String

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: strikt is [ʃtʁɪkt] while String is [stʁɪŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30128, 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]. String is at rank #17,735, tagged as anoun, pronounced [stʁɪŋ].

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 30128, this pair ranks #1,753,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of strikt vs String

Shared letters: irst. Private to "strikt": k. Private to "String": gn.

"strikt" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC  ·  "String" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • striktsrtikt · sstrikt · stirkt · strikkt · striktt · stritk · strkit · strrikt
  • Stringsrting · sstring · stirng · strign · stringg · strinng · strnig · strring

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "strikt" and "String" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "strikt" is an adjective and "String" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "strikt" or "String"?
"strikt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,393 in our German list, against #17,735 for "String". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "strikt" and "String" 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 "String" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,753,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "strikt" and "String" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "String vs strunz". 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 #1,753,867 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