streitig
[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“streitig” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,284 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #31,284
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Gegenstand eines Rechtsstreits oder einer Zweifelsfrage bildend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | streitig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #31,284 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “streitig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for streitig is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,284 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for streitig, with forms such as "srteitig", "sstreitig", and "steritig". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Streits", "stressig", "strittig", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is streitig, spelled S-T-R-E-I-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1den Gegenstand eines Rechtsstreits oder einer Zweifelsfrage bildend
- 2jemandem etwas nicht zugestehen und es stattdessen für sich beanspruchen
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: srteitig,sstreitig,steritig,streiitg,streitgi,streitigg,streittig,stretiig,strietig,strreitig,sttreitig,tsreitig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of streitig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “streitig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-E-I-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Streits” - see the side-by-side comparison. streitig vs Streits
- 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.