streck

[ʃtʁɛk]

/[ʃtʁɛk]/ verb

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The verdict

“streck” is uncommon German (frequency #60,115 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,115
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs strecken

Key facts for streck
PropertyValue
Headwordstreck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtʁɛk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “streck” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). streck lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

streck is uncommon German at frequency #60,115 among 107,600 “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?
"streck" 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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Using “streck”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-E-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtʁɛk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list