Streitaxt
[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tˌʔakst]
The verdict
“Streitaxt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Militär, historisch: eine primär als Waffe konzipierte Axt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Streitaxt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tˌʔakst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Streitaxt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Streitaxt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tˌʔakst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Militär, historisch: eine primär als Waffe konzipierte Axt".
Streitaxt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Streitaxt, spelled S-T-R-E-I-T-A-X-T.
Definition
- 1Militär, historisch: eine primär als Waffe konzipierte Axt
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Streitaxt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-E-I-T-A-X-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tˌʔakst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.