streck

[ʃtʁɛk]

/[ʃtʁɛk]/ verb

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The verdict

“streck” is uncommon German (frequency #60,115 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,115
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-streck · streck · German

streck · rank #60,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,115
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stripperin

Nearest frequency peer: Stripperin (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „streck“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „streck“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for streck
PropertyValue
Headwordstreck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtʁɛk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „streck“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).streckfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stripperin“ (#60,116), „Stoppuhr“ (#60,113), „Stummfilm“ (#60,117). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „streck“ bei #60,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

streck is uncommon German at frequency #60,115 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃtʁɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strecken".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for streck, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is streck, spelled S-T-R-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strecken

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 "streck"?
"streck" is spelled S-T-R-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁɛk].
What does "streck" mean?
As a verb, "streck" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strecken
How do you pronounce "streck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "streck" is [ʃtʁɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "streck" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "streck", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

stillt#60,110Sitzes#60,079treues#60,158Sekret#60,069

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list