Strasse
[ˈʃtʁasə]
The verdict
“Strasse” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #462 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #462
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Strass
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Strasse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁasə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #462 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Strasse” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Strasse is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁasə]. Corpus data places it at rank #462 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Strass
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Strass
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Strass
- 4Akkusativ 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.
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.
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Using “Strasse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtʁasə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Stress” - see the side-by-side comparison. Strasse vs Stress
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.