strenge

[ˈʃtʁɛŋə]

/[ˈʃtʁɛŋə]/ adj

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The verdict

“strenge” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,101. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,101
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs streng

Corpus desk

Index DE-strenge · strenge · German

strenge · rank #9,101 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,101
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stopp

Nearest frequency peer: Stopp (-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 „strenge“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „strenge“ 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).

strenge vs String
57% similar
strenge vs strong
71% similar
strenge vs Strings
57% similar

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

Key facts for strenge
PropertyValue
Headwordstrenge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtʁɛŋə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,101
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „strenge“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.strengeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stopp“ (#9,100), „stone“ (#9,099), „Tankstelle“ (#9,103). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „strenge“ bei #9,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around strenge (IPA [ˈʃtʁɛŋə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,101 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for strenge, with forms such as "srtenge", "sstrenge", and "sternge". 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, "String", "strong", "Strings", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is strenge, spelled S-T-R-E-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs streng
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs streng

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtenge
  • sstrenge
  • sternge
  • stregne
  • streneg
  • strengge
  • strennge
  • strnege
  • strrenge
  • sttrenge
  • tsrenge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strenge - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

srtenge2sstrenge1sternge2stregne2streneg2strengge1strennge1strnege2
Edit distance from "strenge"

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 "strenge"?
"strenge" is spelled S-T-R-E-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɛŋə].
What does "strenge" mean?
As an adjective, "strenge" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs streng
What words are commonly confused with "strenge"?
"strenge" is commonly confused with "String", "strong", "Strings". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strenge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strenge" is [ˈʃtʁɛŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strenge" come from?
"strenge" 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 "strenge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spinner#9,097Schulze#9,089Vitamin#9,116schenkt#9,084

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Packung11 variantsklettern11 variantsisoliert11 variantsHarmonie11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list