Strich

[ʃtʁɪç]

/[ʃtʁɪç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strich” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,029
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine in der Regel von einem Schreibgerät gezogene meist kurze unregelmäßige Linie

Corpus desk

Index DE-strich · Strich · German

Strich · rank #5,029 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,029
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Standards

Nearest frequency peer: Standards (-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 „Strich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Strich“ 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).

Strich vs Stroh
67% similar
Strich vs strip
50% similar
Strich vs strikt
50% similar

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

Key facts for Strich
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtʁɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,029
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Strich“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Standards“ (#5,028), „Tante“ (#5,030), „stabil“ (#5,027). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strich“ bei #5,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Strich (IPA [ʃtʁɪç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,029 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Strich, with forms such as "srtich", "sstrich", and "stirch". 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, "Stroh", "strip", "strikt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Strich, spelled S-T-R-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine in der Regel von einem Schreibgerät gezogene meist kurze unregelmäßige Linie
  2. 2
    den linienförmigen Abrieb eines farbgebenden Gegenstandes
  3. 3
    die (künstlerische) Art des Umgangs mit dem Streichgerät (der Strich des Pinsels, des Bogens)
  4. 4
    in der Mineralogie ein Kurzwort für Strichfarbe
  5. 5
    die Ausrichtung faseriger Körperoberflächen (zum Beispiel Grundrichtung im Fell eines Tieres)
  6. 6
    Ort der Anbahnung von Prostitution
  7. 7
    ein Satzzeichen, das aus einer geraden Linie besteht
  8. 8
    in tabellarischen Darstellungen ein Auslassungszeichen
  9. 9
    Geviertstrich als typografische Maßeinheit
  10. 10
    Militärische Winkeleinheit, insbesondere bei der Artillerie
  11. 11
    nautische Winkeleinheit, 1/32 Umdrehung, nur noch gebräuchlich als "2 Strich achterlicher als querab".

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Strich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich kann ein Haus in einem durchgehenden Strich zeichnen!
  2. Auf dem Fußboden markierten Striche, wo der Tote gelegen hatte.

Synonyms

FarbstrichPinselstrichStrichfarbeStraßenstrichAuslassungsstrichBindestrichGedankenstrichGeviertstrich

Antonyms

Punkt

This word in other languages

stroke(English)raya(Español)ligne(Français)traço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtich
  • sstrich
  • stirch
  • strcih
  • stricch
  • strichh
  • strihc
  • strrich
  • sttrich
  • tsrich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

srtich2sstrich1stirch2strcih2stricch1strichh1strihc2strrich1
Edit distance from "Strich"

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 "Strich"?
"Strich" is spelled S-T-R-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁɪç].
What does "Strich" mean?
As a noun, "Strich" means: eine in der Regel von einem Schreibgerät gezogene meist kurze unregelmäßige Linie
What words are commonly confused with "Strich"?
"Strich" is commonly confused with "Stroh", "strip", "strikt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Strich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strich" is [ʃtʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strich" come from?
"Strich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stabil#5,027Sophie#5,025traten#5,033Schoss#5,022

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

setzten10 variantsVereinen10 variantsElement10 variantserheben10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list