Strähne

[ˈʃtʁɛːnə]

/[ˈʃtʁɛːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strähne” is uncommon German (frequency #66,742 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,742
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrere glatte, hängende Haare

Corpus desk

Index DE-strahne · Strähne · German

Strähne · rank #66,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,742
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stundenkilome…

Nearest frequency peer: Stundenkilometer (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Strähne“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Strähne“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Strähne
PropertyValue
HeadwordSträhne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁɛːnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Strähne“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Strähnefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stundenkilometer“ (#66,743), „sture“ (#66,744), „strotzen“ (#66,739). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strähne“ bei #66,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strähne is uncommon German at frequency #66,742 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɛːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Strähne doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Strähne, spelled S-T-R-Ä-H-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehrere glatte, hängende Haare
  2. 2
    Serie von gleichen Ereignissen
  3. 3
    mehrere Stränge von Wolle oder Garn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Strähne seines dunklen Haares fiel ihm immer ins Gesicht.
  2. „Sie blies sich eine Strähne ihres schwarzen Haares aus der Stirn.“

Synonyms

HaarsträhneSerieDockeWollsträhneZopf

This word in other languages

strand(English)mechón(Español)

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 "Strähne"?
"Strähne" is spelled S-T-R-Ä-H-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɛːnə].
What does "Strähne" mean?
As a noun, "Strähne" means: mehrere glatte, hängende Haare
How do you pronounce "Strähne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strähne" is [ˈʃtʁɛːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strähne" come from?
"Strähne" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Termini#66,763titelte#66,774sociale#66,700singing#66,696

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list