Streichung

[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]

/[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Streichung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,632. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,632
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kürzung oder Aufhebung von Finanzmitteln oder Arbeitsstellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-streichung · Streichung · German

Streichung · rank #26,632 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,632
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH streiche

Nearest frequency peer: streiche (-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 „Streichung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Streichung“ 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).

Streichung vs streichen
70% similar

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

Key facts for Streichung
PropertyValue
HeadwordStreichung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,632
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Streichung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Streichungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „streiche“ (#26,631), „syrischer“ (#26,633), „Südfrankreich“ (#26,634). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Streichung“ bei #26,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Streichung (IPA [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,632 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 Streichung, with forms such as "srteichung", "sstreichung", and "sterichung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "streichen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Streichung, spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kürzung oder Aufhebung von Finanzmitteln oder Arbeitsstellen
  2. 2
    Kürzung oder Beseitigung von Passagen in einem Text

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf die Streichungen geht kaum ein Kritiker ein.“
  2. „Im Gegensatz zum hastigen und expressiven Original handelt es sich bei dem gedruckten Endprodukt um ein geglättetes Ding ohne jene Gedankenstriche, großgeschriebenen Wörter und Streichungen, die ein zwar unregelmäßiges, aber aufregendes visuelles Leseerlebnis vermitteln.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srteichung
  • sstreichung
  • sterichung
  • strecihung
  • streicchung
  • streichhung
  • streichnug
  • streichugn
  • streichungg
  • streichunng
  • streicuhng
  • streihcung
  • striechung
  • strreichung
  • sttreichung
  • tsreichung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Streichung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

srteichung2sstreichung1sterichung2strecihung2streicchung1streichhung1streichnug2streichugn2
Edit distance from "Streichung"

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 "Streichung"?
"Streichung" is spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çʊŋ].
What does "Streichung" mean?
As a noun, "Streichung" means: Kürzung oder Aufhebung von Finanzmitteln oder Arbeitsstellen
What words are commonly confused with "Streichung"?
"Streichung" is commonly confused with "streichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Streichung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Streichung" is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Streichung" come from?
"Streichung" 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 "Streichung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Stichprobe#26,628Sprachraum#26,621Triebwerke#26,651Tuttlingen#26,655

Similar misspelling depth

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

Tagesablauf16 variantsstillgelegt16 variantsVerführung16 variantsrekrutieren16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list