Strich

[ʃtʁɪç]

/[ʃtʁɪç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strich” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,029 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,029
frequency rank, German
6
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine in der Regel von einem Schreibgerät gezogene meist kurze unregelmäßige Linie

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)

Where “Strich” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Strich lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Strich is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtʁɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,029 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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".

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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Using “Strich”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtʁɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Stroh” - see the side-by-side comparison. Strich vs Stroh
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list