Strichen

[ˈʃtʁɪçn̩]

/[ˈʃtʁɪçn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strichen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,866
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Strich

Corpus desk

Index DE-strichen · Strichen · German

Strichen · rank #40,866 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,866
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Streitmacht

Nearest frequency peer: Streitmacht (-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 „Strichen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Strichen“ 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).

Strichen vs stricke
63% similar
Strichen vs Stricken
88% similar
Strichen vs Strophen
75% similar

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

Key facts for Strichen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁɪçn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,866
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Strichen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Strichenliegt 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: „Streitmacht“ (#40,865), „stricke“ (#40,867), „Strategen“ (#40,864). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strichen“ bei #40,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Strichen (IPA [ˈʃtʁɪçn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,866 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Strich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Strichen, with forms such as "srtichen", "sstrichen", and "stirchen". 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, "stricke", "Stricken", "Strophen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Strichen, spelled S-T-R-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Strich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtichen
  • sstrichen
  • stirchen
  • strcihen
  • stricchen
  • stricehn
  • strichenn
  • strichhen
  • strichne
  • strihcen
  • strrichen
  • sttrichen
  • tsrichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Strichen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

srtichen2sstrichen1stirchen2strcihen2stricchen1stricehn2strichenn1strichhen1
Edit distance from "Strichen"

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 "Strichen"?
"Strichen" is spelled S-T-R-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɪçn̩].
What does "Strichen" mean?
As a noun, "Strichen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Strich
What words are commonly confused with "Strichen"?
"Strichen" is commonly confused with "stricke", "Stricken", "Strophen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Strichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strichen" is [ˈʃtʁɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strichen" come from?
"Strichen" 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 "Strichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Steinach#40,862Spiegels#40,852Talfahrt#40,882sonniger#40,848

Similar misspelling depth

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

schräger13 variantsungewollte13 variantsverknallt13 variantsvermacht13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list