Streik

[ʃtʁaɪ̯k]

/[ʃtʁaɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“Streik” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,788
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kollektive Arbeitsniederlegung (Verweigerung), mit dem Ziel, den im Rahmen eines Arbeitskampfes erhobenen Forderungen Nachdruck zu verleihen

Corpus desk

Index DE-streik · Streik · German

Streik · rank #8,788 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,788
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH streben

Nearest frequency peer: streben (-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 „Streik“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Streik“ 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).

Streik vs strip
50% similar
Streik vs Streu
67% similar
Streik vs Streit
83% similar

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

Key facts for Streik
PropertyValue
HeadwordStreik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtʁaɪ̯k]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,788
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Streik“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Streikliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „streben“ (#8,787), „stützen“ (#8,789), „Staatssekretär“ (#8,786). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Streik“ bei #8,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Streik (IPA [ʃtʁaɪ̯k]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,788 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine kollektive Arbeitsniederlegung (Verweigerung), mit dem Ziel, den im Rahmen eines Arbeitskampfes erhobenen Forderungen Nachdruck zu verleihen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Streik, with forms such as "srteik", "sstreik", and "sterik". 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, "strip", "Streu", "Streit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Streik, spelled S-T-R-E-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine kollektive Arbeitsniederlegung (Verweigerung), mit dem Ziel, den im Rahmen eines Arbeitskampfes erhobenen Forderungen Nachdruck zu verleihen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Erfolgsaussichten dieses Streiks waren von vornherein schlecht.
  2. „Im Februar 1920 erheben sich Zehntausende Arbeiter in den Goldminen am Witwatersrand zum Streik.“

This word in other languages

strike(English)huelga(Español)grève(Français)greve(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srteik
  • sstreik
  • sterik
  • streikk
  • streki
  • striek
  • strreik
  • sttreik
  • tsreik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

srteik2sstreik1sterik2streikk1streki2striek2strreik1sttreik1
Edit distance from "Streik"

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 "Streik"?
"Streik" is spelled S-T-R-E-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁaɪ̯k].
What does "Streik" mean?
As a noun, "Streik" means: eine kollektive Arbeitsniederlegung (Verweigerung), mit dem Ziel, den im Rahmen eines Arbeitskampfes erhobenen Forderungen Nachdruck zu verleihen
What words are commonly confused with "Streik"?
"Streik" is commonly confused with "strip", "Streu", "Streit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Streik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Streik" is [ʃtʁaɪ̯k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Streik" come from?
"Streik" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

summen#8,791Simone#8,783Thesen#8,796totale#8,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

release9 variantsPoster9 variantswohnte9 variantsZusatz9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list