strenger

/[ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,756

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

strenger is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs streng Pronounced [ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ]. Often confused with strengere and strengeren.

Key facts for strenger
PropertyValue
Headwordstrenger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,756
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for strenger is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,756 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for strenger, with forms such as "srtenger", "sstrenger", and "sternger". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "strengere", "strengeren", "streng", 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 strenger, spelled S-T-R-E-N-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs streng
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs streng
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs streng
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs streng
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs streng

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: srtenger,sstrenger,sternger,stregner,strenegr,strengerr,strengger,strengre,strennger,strneger,strrenger,sttrenger,tsrenger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for strenger

Misspelling Variants of "strenger"

srtenger8sstrenger9sternger8stregner8strenegr8strengerr9strengger9strengre8
Misspelling Variants of "strenger"

Frequency rank: #15,756 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strenger"?
"strenger" is spelled S-T-R-E-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ].
What does "strenger" mean?
As an adj, "strenger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs streng
What words are commonly confused with "strenger"?
"strenger" is commonly confused with "strengere", "strengeren", "streng". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strenger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strenger" is [ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strenger" come from?
"strenger" 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.