Streifen

[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]

/[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Streifen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,161
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein langer, schmaler, farblich abgehobener Abschnitt von einer Fläche

Corpus desk

Index DE-streifen · Streifen · German

Streifen · rank #4,161 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,161
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH speziellen

Nearest frequency peer: speziellen (-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 „Streifen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Streifen“ 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).

Streifen vs streuen
63% similar
Streifen vs streift
63% similar
Streifen vs streite
63% similar

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

Key facts for Streifen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStreifen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,161
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Streifen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Streifenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „speziellen“ (#4,160), „Stuhl“ (#4,162), „senden“ (#4,159). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Streifen“ bei #4,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Streifen (IPA [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,161 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Streifen, with forms such as "srteifen", "sstreifen", and "sterifen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "streuen", "streift", "streite", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Streifen, spelled S-T-R-E-I-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein langer, schmaler, farblich abgehobener Abschnitt von einer Fläche
  2. 2
    ein langes, schmales Stück Land
  3. 3
    ein langes, bandartiges Stück
  4. 4
    ein Film
  5. 5
    ein kräftiger Schluck

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Pullover hat schwarze und weiße Streifen auf der Vorderseite.
  2. „Der gelbweißgelbe Streifen der Mittellinie schlängelte sich unter den linken Kotflügel und wieder hervor.“

Synonyms

LandstreifenBildstreifenFilmFilmstreifen

This word in other languages

stripe(English)banda(Español)raie(Français)listra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srteifen
  • sstreifen
  • sterifen
  • strefien
  • streiefn
  • streifenn
  • streiffen
  • streifne
  • striefen
  • strreifen
  • sttreifen
  • tsreifen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Streifen - 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.

srteifen2sstreifen1sterifen2strefien2streiefn2streifenn1streiffen1streifne2
Edit distance from "Streifen"

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 "Streifen"?
"Streifen" is spelled S-T-R-E-I-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩].
What does "Streifen" mean?
As a noun, "Streifen" means: ein langer, schmaler, farblich abgehobener Abschnitt von einer Fläche
What words are commonly confused with "Streifen"?
"Streifen" is commonly confused with "streuen", "streift", "streite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Streifen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Streifen" is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Streifen" come from?
"Streifen" 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 "Streifen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schulter#4,158vertraut#4,165Verträge#4,166Begriffe#4,183

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

brauchte12 variantsDänemark12 variantsGerichte12 variantsHolstein12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list