streichen
[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“streichen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,430 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #5,430
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Farbe mit einem Pinsel auf einen Untergrund auftragen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | streichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,430 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “streichen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for streichen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,430 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for streichen, with forms such as "srteichen", "sstreichen", and "sterichen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Striche", "Streifen", "streiten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is streichen, spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Farbe mit einem Pinsel auf einen Untergrund auftragen
- 2mit der Hand oder einem Gegenstand über die Oberfläche eines anderen Gegenstandes gleiten
- 3eine Brotscheibe mit Belag versehen
- 4einen Text durch Striche als ungültig kennzeichnen
- 5eine geplante, bereits zugesicherte Veranstaltung absagen
- 6eine formbare Masse mit den Händen verändern
- 7eine geschmeidige Bewegung ausführen
- 8in eine bestimmte Richtung verlaufen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: srteichen,sstreichen,sterichen,strecihen,streicchen,streicehn,streichenn,streichhen,streichne,streihcen,striechen,strreichen,sttreichen,tsreichen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of streichen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “streichen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Striche” - see the side-by-side comparison. streichen vs Striche
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.