streicheln

[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩n]

/[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“streicheln” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,755. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,755
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas/jemanden streicheln; (meist mit der flachen Hand bzw. mit den Fingern) sanft über das Äußere eines Tieres, Menschen oder selten auch Gegenstandes fahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-streicheln · streicheln · German

streicheln · rank #15,755 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,755
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stammten

Nearest frequency peer: stammten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „streicheln“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „streicheln“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

streicheln vs Strichen
70% similar
streicheln vs streichen
90% similar
streicheln vs Streicher
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for streicheln
PropertyValue
Headwordstreicheln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,755
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „streicheln“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).streichelnliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stammten“ (#15,754), „strenger“ (#15,756), „stage“ (#15,753). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „streicheln“ bei #15,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around streicheln (IPA [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,755 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for streicheln, with forms such as "srteicheln", "sstreicheln", and "stericheln". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Strichen", "streichen", "Streicher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is streicheln, spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas/jemanden streicheln; (meist mit der flachen Hand bzw. mit den Fingern) sanft über das Äußere eines Tieres, Menschen oder selten auch Gegenstandes fahren
  2. 2
    etwas/jemanden streicheln; (meist mit der flachen Hand bzw. mit den Fingern) sanft über das Äußere eines Tieres, Menschen oder selten auch Gegenstandes fahren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how streicheln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Anna streichelt glücklich ihren Hamster.
  2. Er kuschelte sich an sie und streichelte sie zärtlich.

Synonyms

kraulentätschelnliebkosen

Antonyms

kratzenschlagen

This word in other languages

pet(English)acariciar(Español)caresser(Français)acarinhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srteicheln
  • sstreicheln
  • stericheln
  • streciheln
  • streiccheln
  • streicehln
  • streichelln
  • streichelnn
  • streichenl
  • streichheln
  • streichlen
  • streihceln
  • striecheln
  • strreicheln
  • sttreicheln
  • tsreicheln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of streicheln - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

srteicheln2sstreicheln1stericheln2streciheln2streiccheln1streicehln2streichelln1streichelnn1
Edit distance from "streicheln"

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 "streicheln"?
"streicheln" is spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩n].
What does "streicheln" mean?
As a verb, "streicheln" means: etwas/jemanden streicheln; (meist mit der flachen Hand bzw. mit den Fingern) sanft über das Äußere eines Tieres, Menschen oder selten auch Gegenstandes fahren
What words are commonly confused with "streicheln"?
"streicheln" is commonly confused with "Strichen", "streichen", "Streicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "streicheln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "streicheln" is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "streicheln" come from?
"streicheln" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spezieller#15,752tragischen#15,762verdoppeln#15,775verwirrend#15,783

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

potenziellen16 variantsVorstandes16 variantsangebotenen16 variantsAristoteles16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list