Strasse

[ˈʃtʁasə]

/[ˈʃtʁasə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strasse” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#462
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Strass

Corpus desk

Index DE-strasse · Strasse · German

Strasse · rank #462 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #462
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH SPD

Nearest frequency peer: SPD (-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 „Strasse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Strasse“ 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).

Strasse vs Stress
71% similar
Strasse vs Strauss
71% similar
Strasse vs stresst
57% similar

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

Key facts for Strasse
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁasə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#462
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Strasse“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Strasseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „SPD“ (#461), „bekannt“ (#463), „rund“ (#460). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strasse“ bei #462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Strasse (IPA [ˈʃtʁasə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #462 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Strasse, with forms such as "srtasse", "sstrasse", and "starsse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Stress", "Strauss", "stresst", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Strasse, spelled S-T-R-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Strass
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Strass
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Strass
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Strass

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtasse
  • sstrasse
  • starsse
  • strase
  • strases
  • straße
  • strrasse
  • strsase
  • sttrasse
  • tsrasse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

srtasse2sstrasse1starsse2strase1strases2straße2strrasse1strsase2
Edit distance from "Strasse"

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 "Strasse"?
"Strasse" is spelled S-T-R-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁasə].
What does "Strasse" mean?
As a noun, "Strasse" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Strass
What words are commonly confused with "Strasse"?
"Strasse" is commonly confused with "Stress", "Strauss", "stresst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Strasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strasse" is [ˈʃtʁasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strasse" come from?
"Strasse" 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 "Strasse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bekannt#463braucht#474wichtig#447meisten#479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

schwer10 variantsArtikel10 variantsmehrere10 variantsniemand10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list