Streich
German, noun/ʃtʁaɪ̯ç/
Streich is spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H (7 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written German, the 10,247th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Streich is a German masculine noun meaning “stroke (act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Hereinlegen einer Person zum Zwecke der Belustigung”.
What does Streich mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestroke (act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon)
- 2
masculinefeat, coup (quick and decisive act)
- 3
masculinepractical joke, prank
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Hereinlegen einer Person zum Zwecke der Belustigung 2. Schlag, Treffer
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Streich
- Streiches genitive
- Streichs genitive
- Streiche plural
- Streichen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Streich?
- /ʃtʁaɪ̯ç/
- [ʃtʁaɪ̯ç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Streich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Streich in German?
Streich appears 6.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).