streichelte

[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩tə]

/[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“streichelte” is uncommon German (frequency #58,333 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,333
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streicheln

Corpus desk

Index DE-streichelte · streichelte · German

streichelte · rank #58,333 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,333
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stromkreis

Nearest frequency peer: Stromkreis (+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 „streichelte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for streichelte
PropertyValue
Headwordstreichelte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩tə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „streichelte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stromkreis“ (#58,334), „Stumpfes“ (#58,335), „stocks“ (#58,330). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „streichelte“ bei #58,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

streichelte is uncommon German at frequency #58,333 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

streichelte has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is streichelte, spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streicheln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streicheln
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streicheln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs 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 "streichelte"?
"streichelte" is spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩tə].
What does "streichelte" mean?
As a verb, "streichelte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streicheln
How do you pronounce "streichelte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "streichelte" is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çl̩tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "streichelte" come from?
"streichelte" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stilisierte#58,327Stechmücken#58,323Spielmacher#58,314teuflischen#58,354

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list