strittvsstrittenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#40,868
“stritt” frequency rank
#32,789
“stritten” frequency rank
73657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stritt stritten
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs streiten 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streiten

Where the eye mixes stritt and stritten

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

6 ch
stritt
8 ch
stritten

Why the eye confuses stritt with stritten

A purely visual mix-up. stritt ([ʃtʁɪt]) and stritten ([ˈʃtʁɪtn̩]) 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) - “stritt” sits inside “stritten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stritt is recorded at frequency rank #40,868, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtʁɪt]. stritten is at rank #32,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪtn̩].

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 73657, this pair ranks #354,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stritt vs stritten

Shared letters: irst. Private to "stritt": -. Private to "stritten": en.

"stritt" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC  ·  "stritten" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • strittsrtitt · sstritt · stirtt · strit · strritt · strtit · sttritt · tsritt
  • strittensrtitten · sstritten · stirtten · striten · stritetn · strittenn · strittne · strritten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "stritt" for "stritten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtʁɪt] versus [ˈʃtʁɪtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "stritt" or "stritten" show up more?
"stritten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,789 in our German list, against #40,868 for "stritt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stritt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stritten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #354,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stritt" and "stritten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stritt vs strotzt". 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 #354,378 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