streiken

/[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,734

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

streiken is aGermanverb. It means: einen Streik durchführen, die Arbeit niederlegen Pronounced [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩]. Often confused with strike and Streiks.

Key facts for streiken
PropertyValue
Headwordstreiken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,734
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of streiken in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for streiken is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,734 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for streiken, with forms such as "srteiken", "sstreiken", and "steriken". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "strike", "Streiks", "streuen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is streiken, spelled S-T-R-E-I-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Streik durchführen, die Arbeit niederlegen
  2. 2
    nicht mehr mitmachen, nicht mehr funktionieren

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: srteiken,sstreiken,steriken,streiekn,streikenn,streikken,streikne,strekien,strieken,strreiken,sttreiken,tsreiken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for streiken

Misspelling Variants of "streiken"

srteiken8sstreiken9steriken8streiekn8streikenn9streikken9streikne8strekien8
Misspelling Variants of "streiken"

Frequency rank: #17,734 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "streiken"?
"streiken" is spelled S-T-R-E-I-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩].
What does "streiken" mean?
As a verb, "streiken" means: einen Streik durchführen, die Arbeit niederlegen
What words are commonly confused with "streiken"?
"streiken" is commonly confused with "strike", "Streiks", "streuen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "streiken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "streiken" is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "streiken" come from?
"streiken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.