strange

[streɪnd͡ʒ]

/[streɪnd͡ʒ]/ adj

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The verdict

“strange” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,560
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht bekannt, nicht gewohnt, nicht gewöhnlich, nicht üblich

Corpus desk

Index DE-strange · strange · German

strange · rank #16,560 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,560
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Strafverfahren

Nearest frequency peer: Strafverfahren (-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 „strange“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „strange“ 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).

strange vs streng
71% similar
strange vs String
57% similar
strange vs strong
71% similar

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

Key facts for strange
PropertyValue
Headwordstrange
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[streɪnd͡ʒ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,560
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „strange“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.strangeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Strafverfahren“ (#16,559), „Stütze“ (#16,562), „Steuererklärung“ (#16,557). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „strange“ bei #16,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around strange (IPA [streɪnd͡ʒ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,560 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht bekannt, nicht gewohnt, nicht gewöhnlich, nicht üblich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for strange, with forms such as "srtange", "sstrange", and "starnge". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "streng", "String", "strong", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is strange, spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht bekannt, nicht gewohnt, nicht gewöhnlich, nicht üblich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Who is the strange man?
  2. Just another strange example.

This word in other languages

étranger(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtange
  • sstrange
  • starnge
  • stragne
  • straneg
  • strangge
  • strannge
  • strnage
  • strrange
  • sttrange
  • tsrange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

srtange2sstrange1starnge2stragne2straneg2strangge1strannge1strnage2
Edit distance from "strange"

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 "strange"?
"strange" is spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [streɪnd͡ʒ].
What does "strange" mean?
As an adjective, "strange" means: nicht bekannt, nicht gewohnt, nicht gewöhnlich, nicht üblich
What words are commonly confused with "strange"?
"strange" is commonly confused with "streng", "String", "strong". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strange" is [streɪnd͡ʒ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strange" come from?
"strange" 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 "strange", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Stendal#16,556Treiber#16,567spurlos#16,552täuscht#16,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

späterer11 variantsSchotten11 variantsSchimmer11 variantsreichten11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list