Which to use
“String” is a noun and “strong” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,735
- “String” frequency rank
- #20,073
- “strong” frequency rank
- 37808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | String | strong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr knappe Slip-/ Höschenform; Stringtanga | stark |
Letter map: String vs strong
Shared letters muted; letters that set String and strong apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - String and strong
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: String is anoun and stronganadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “String” becomes o in “strong”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
String is recorded at frequency rank #17,735, classified as anoun, pronounced [stʁɪŋ]. strong is at rank #20,073, tagged as anadj, 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 37808, this pair ranks #1,580,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of String vs strong
Shared letters: gnrst. Private to "String": i. Private to "strong": o.
"String" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "strong" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "String" for "strong" ever safe?
Which is more common, "String" or "strong"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "String" and "strong".
- Full dictionary entry for "String" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,580,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "String" and "strong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs strong". 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 #1,580,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.