Which to use
“stritten” is a verb and “strittigen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,789
- “stritten” frequency rank
- #45,609
- “strittigen” frequency rank
- 78398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stritten | strittigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streiten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strittig |
Where the eye mixes stritten and strittigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stritten with strittigen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stritten is [ˈʃtʁɪtn̩] while strittigen is [ˈʃtʁɪtɪɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stritten is recorded at frequency rank #32,789, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪtn̩]. strittigen is at rank #45,609, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁɪtɪɡn̩].
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 78398, this pair ranks #239,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stritten vs strittigen
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "stritten": -. Private to "strittigen": g.
"stritten" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "strittigen" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stritten ← srtitten · sstritten · stirtten · striten · stritetn · strittenn · strittne · strritten
- strittigen ← srtittigen · sstrittigen · stirttigen · stritigen · strititgen · strittgien · strittiegn · strittigenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stritten" for "strittigen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stritten" or "strittigen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stritten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strittigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stritten" and "strittigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strippen vs stritten". 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 #239,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.