Which to use
“Stroh” is a noun and “strong” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,536
- “Stroh” frequency rank
- #20,073
- “strong” frequency rank
- 31609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stroh | strong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abgedroschene Getreidehalme | stark |
Letter map: Stroh vs strong
Shared letters muted; letters that set Stroh and strong apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Stroh / strong
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Stroh is anoun and stronganadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stroh is recorded at frequency rank #11,536, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʁoː]. 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 31609, this pair ranks #1,724,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stroh vs strong
Shared letters: orst. Private to "Stroh": h. Private to "strong": gn.
"Stroh" · 5 letters · shape CCCVC · "strong" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stroh" for "strong" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Stroh" vs "strong" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Stroh" and "strong".
- Full dictionary entry for "Stroh" 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 #1,724,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stroh" 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 #1,724,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.