streiften

[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ftn̩]

/[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ftn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“streiften” is uncommon German (frequency #90,945 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,945
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-streiften · streiften · German

streiften · rank #90,945 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,945
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Streitigkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Streitigkeit (+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 „streiften“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for streiften
PropertyValue
Headwordstreiften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ftn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,945
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „streiften“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.streiftenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Streitigkeit“ (#90,946), „strahle“ (#90,943), „strengem“ (#90,947). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „streiften“ bei #90,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

streiften is uncommon German at frequency #90,945 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

streiften has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is streiften, spelled S-T-R-E-I-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streifen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streifen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streifen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs 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 "streiften"?
"streiften" is spelled S-T-R-E-I-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ftn̩].
What does "streiften" mean?
As a verb, "streiften" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs streifen
How do you pronounce "streiften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "streiften" is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "streiften" come from?
"streiften" 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 "streiften", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sträfling#90,949störendes#90,952spürbarer#90,931Tagebuchs#90,959

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list