strebte

/[ˈʃtʁeːptə]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,837

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

strebte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streben Pronounced [ˈʃtʁeːptə]. Often confused with Streit and street.

Key facts for strebte
PropertyValue
Headwordstrebte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʁeːptə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,837
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of strebte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for strebte is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁeːptə]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,837 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for strebte, with forms such as "srtebte", "sstrebte", and "sterbte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Streit", "street", "streut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is strebte, spelled S-T-R-E-B-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streben
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streben
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streben
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: srtebte,sstrebte,sterbte,strbete,strebbte,strebet,strebtte,stretbe,strrebte,sttrebte,tsrebte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for strebte

Misspelling Variants of "strebte"

srtebte7sstrebte8sterbte7strbete7strebbte8strebet7strebtte8stretbe7
Misspelling Variants of "strebte"

Frequency rank: #33,837 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strebte"?
"strebte" is spelled S-T-R-E-B-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁeːptə].
What does "strebte" mean?
As a verb, "strebte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streben
What words are commonly confused with "strebte"?
"strebte" is commonly confused with "Streit", "street", "streut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strebte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strebte" is [ˈʃtʁeːptə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strebte" come from?
"strebte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.