strebsam
[ˈʃtʁeːpz̥aːm]
The verdict
“strebsam” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich intensiv, fortwährend um etwas kümmernd, beispielsweise um die eigene Bildung oder die eigene berufliche Entwicklung
Corpus desk
Index DE-strebsam · strebsam · German
strebsam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | strebsam |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁeːpz̥aːm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „strebsam“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
strebsam is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtʁeːpz̥aːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich intensiv, fortwährend um etwas kümmernd, beispielsweise um die eigene Bildung oder die eigene berufliche Entwicklung".
Zero misspellings are on record for strebsam in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is strebsam, spelled S-T-R-E-B-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1sich intensiv, fortwährend um etwas kümmernd, beispielsweise um die eigene Bildung oder die eigene berufliche Entwicklung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how strebsam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der typische Durchschnittsstudent von heute ist strebsam, paukt für die nächste Prüfung [und] denkt an seine Karriere […]
Der eine ist dann eben faul und ausgabenfreudig und der andere, der ist eben strebsam und gleichzeitig sparsam.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.