Strebe

[ˈʃtʁeːbə]

/[ˈʃtʁeːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strebe” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,230
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine, hilfreich nach Oben geneigte Stütze, die etwas Größeres stabilisiert und Querkräfte aufhebt/aufnimmt

Corpus desk

Index DE-strebe · Strebe · German

Strebe · rank #37,230 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,230
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH strahlender

Nearest frequency peer: strahlender (-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 „Strebe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Strebe“ 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).

Strebe vs Stube
67% similar
Strebe vs Streu
67% similar
Strebe vs Streit
67% similar

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

Key facts for Strebe
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrebe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁeːbə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,230
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Strebe“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „strahlender“ (#37,229), „stuft“ (#37,231), „Stiftskirche“ (#37,228). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strebe“ bei #37,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Strebe (IPA [ˈʃtʁeːbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,230 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleine, hilfreich nach Oben geneigte Stütze, die etwas Größeres stabilisiert und Querkräfte aufhebt/aufnimmt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Strebe, with forms such as "srtebe", "sstrebe", and "strbee". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Stube", "Streu", "Streit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Strebe, spelled S-T-R-E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine, hilfreich nach Oben geneigte Stütze, die etwas Größeres stabilisiert und Querkräfte aufhebt/aufnimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Strebe stabilisiert das Fachwerk.
  2. Bei Streben unterscheidet man zwischen Streben, die Druckkräfte aufnehmen können und Streben, die Zugkräfte aufnehmen können; hierbei denke man an ein Seil.

Synonyms

SteifeTraverse

Antonyms

StützePfeilerPfosten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtebe
  • sstrebe
  • strbee
  • strebbe
  • streeb
  • strrebe
  • sttrebe
  • tsrebe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Strebe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

srtebe2sstrebe1strbee2strebbe1streeb2strrebe1sttrebe1tsrebe2
Edit distance from "Strebe"

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 "Strebe"?
"Strebe" is spelled S-T-R-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁeːbə].
What does "Strebe" mean?
As a noun, "Strebe" means: kleine, hilfreich nach Oben geneigte Stütze, die etwas Größeres stabilisiert und Querkräfte aufhebt/aufnimmt
What words are commonly confused with "Strebe"?
"Strebe" is commonly confused with "Stube", "Streu", "Streit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Strebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strebe" is [ˈʃtʁeːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strebe" come from?
"Strebe" 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 "Strebe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stöhnt#37,233staunt#37,225Theben#37,244Sowjet#37,210

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

stuft8 variantstrakt8 variantsSchaaf8 variantsscans8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list