gestreift

[ɡəˈʃtʁaɪ̯ft]

/[ɡəˈʃtʁaɪ̯ft]/ adj

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The verdict

“gestreift” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,990
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit mehreren Streifen versehen oder aus Streifen bestehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gestreift · gestreift · German

gestreift · rank #21,990 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,990
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gerichtliche

Nearest frequency peer: gerichtliche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gestreift“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gestreift“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gestreift vs gestreut
78% similar
gestreift vs gestresst
78% similar
gestreift vs gestreiften
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gestreift
PropertyValue
Headwordgestreift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃtʁaɪ̯ft]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,990
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gestreift“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gestreiftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gerichtliche“ (#21,989), „geweigert“ (#21,991), „gerichteten“ (#21,988). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gestreift“ bei #21,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around gestreift (IPA [ɡəˈʃtʁaɪ̯ft]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,990 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit mehreren Streifen versehen oder aus Streifen bestehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for gestreift, with forms such as "egstreift", "gesrteift", and "gesstreift". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gestreut", "gestresst", "gestreiften", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gestreift, spelled G-E-S-T-R-E-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit mehreren Streifen versehen oder aus Streifen bestehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gestreift appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Kollegin trug ein längs gestreiftes Kleid.
  2. Weshalb sind die klassischen Handtücher gestreift?

Synonyms

gestricheltgetigertstreifig

Antonyms

geblümtgetupftkariertuni

This word in other languages

striped(English)rayado(Español)rayé(Français)bandado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egstreift
  • gesrteift
  • gesstreift
  • gesterift
  • gestrefit
  • gestreifft
  • gestreiftt
  • gestreitf
  • gestrieft
  • gestrreift
  • gesttreift
  • getsreift
  • ggestreift
  • gsetreift

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gestreift - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egstreift2gesrteift2gesstreift1gesterift2gestrefit2gestreifft1gestreiftt1gestreitf2
Edit distance from "gestreift"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gestreift"?
"gestreift" is spelled G-E-S-T-R-E-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃtʁaɪ̯ft].
What does "gestreift" mean?
As an adjective, "gestreift" means: mit mehreren Streifen versehen oder aus Streifen bestehend
What words are commonly confused with "gestreift"?
"gestreift" is commonly confused with "gestreut", "gestresst", "gestreiften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gestreift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gestreift" is [ɡəˈʃtʁaɪ̯ft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gestreift" come from?
"gestreift" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gestreift", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geweigert#21,991Girokonto#21,994Gemarkung#21,983Grabstein#21,997

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

empirisch14 variantsEinzelfälle14 variantsDoppelpack14 variantsklarkommen14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list