Strichmädchen

[ˈʃtʁɪçˌmɛːtçən]

/[ˈʃtʁɪçˌmɛːtçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strichmädchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die für ein Entgelt sexuelle Handlungen als Dienstleistung anbietet und ausübt

Key facts for Strichmädchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrichmädchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁɪçˌmɛːtçən]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Strichmädchen” sits in German frequency

Strichmädchen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strichmädchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɪçˌmɛːtçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die für ein Entgelt sexuelle Handlungen als Dienstleistung anbietet und ausübt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Strichmädchen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Strichmädchen, spelled S-T-R-I-C-H-M-Ä-D-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die für ein Entgelt sexuelle Handlungen als Dienstleistung anbietet und ausübt

Synonyms

NutteProstituierteStricherin

Antonyms

Freier

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Strichmädchen"?
"Strichmädchen" is spelled S-T-R-I-C-H-M-Ä-D-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɪçˌmɛːtçən].
What does "Strichmädchen" mean?
As a noun, "Strichmädchen" means: weibliche Person, die für ein Entgelt sexuelle Handlungen als Dienstleistung anbietet und ausübt
How do you pronounce "Strichmädchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strichmädchen" is [ˈʃtʁɪçˌmɛːtçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strichmädchen" come from?
"Strichmädchen" 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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Using “Strichmädchen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-I-C-H-M-Ä-D-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtʁɪçˌmɛːtçən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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