stresst

[ʃtʁɛst]

/[ʃtʁɛst]/ verb

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The verdict

“stresst” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,278
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stressen

Corpus desk

Index DE-stresst · stresst · German

stresst · rank #49,278 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,278
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Strohmann

Nearest frequency peer: Strohmann (+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 „stresst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stresst“ 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).

stresst vs streut
71% similar
stresst vs Streit
57% similar
stresst vs Stress
71% similar

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

Key facts for stresst
PropertyValue
Headwordstresst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtʁɛst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,278
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stresst“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Strohmann“ (#49,279), „strapaziert“ (#49,276), „strunz“ (#49,280). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stresst“ bei #49,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stresst (IPA [ʃtʁɛst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,278 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stresst, with forms such as "srtesst", "sstresst", and "stersst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "streut", "Streit", "Stress", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is stresst, spelled S-T-R-E-S-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stressen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stressen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stressen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stressen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtesst
  • sstresst
  • stersst
  • stresstt
  • strest
  • strests
  • streßt
  • strresst
  • strsest
  • sttresst
  • tsresst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stresst - 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.

srtesst2sstresst1stersst2stresstt1strest1strests2streßt2strresst1
Edit distance from "stresst"

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 "stresst"?
"stresst" is spelled S-T-R-E-S-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁɛst].
What does "stresst" mean?
As a verb, "stresst" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stressen
What words are commonly confused with "stresst"?
"stresst" is commonly confused with "streut", "Streit", "Stress". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stresst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stresst" is [ʃtʁɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stresst" come from?
"stresst" 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 "stresst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

shining#49,252Trucker#49,315Schurke#49,237unnütze#49,325

Similar misspelling depth

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

Steroide11 variantsswimming11 variantsStauraum11 variantsverkennt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list