strenger

[ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ]

/[ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“strenger” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,756
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs streng

Corpus desk

Index DE-strenger · strenger · German

strenger · rank #15,756 · 13 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,756
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH streicheln

Nearest frequency peer: streicheln (-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 „strenger“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „strenger“ 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).

strenger vs strengere
89% similar
strenger vs strengeren
80% similar
strenger vs streng
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „strenger“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).strengerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „streicheln“ (#15,755), „sus“ (#15,757), „stammten“ (#15,754). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „strenger“ bei #15,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around strenger (IPA [ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,756 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for strenger, with forms such as "srtenger", "sstrenger", and "sternger". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is strenger, spelled S-T-R-E-N-G-E-R.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strenger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

srtenger2sstrenger1sternger2stregner2strenegr2strengerr1strengger1strengre2
Edit distance from "strenger"

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 "strenger"?
"strenger" is spelled S-T-R-E-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɛŋɐ].
What does "strenger" mean?
As an adjective, "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "strenger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stammten#15,754Trommeln#15,765umdenken#15,770umfasste#15,772

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

spezieller13 variantsTheologen13 variantsverstarb13 variantsPrototyp13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list