streb
German, verb[ʃtʁeːp]
streb is spelled S-T-R-E-B (5 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Streb is a German verb meaning “singular imperative of streben” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does streb mean in English?
verb
- 1
singular imperative of streben
- 2
colloquialfirst-person singular present of streben
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schmaler langer Abbauraum
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of streb
- Strebe nominative plural
- Strebs genitive singular
- Strebes genitive singular
- Streben dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce streb?
- [ʃtʁeːp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is streb in German?
streb appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).