Stricker

[ˈʃtʁɪkɐ]

/[ˈʃtʁɪkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stricker” is uncommon German (frequency #52,463 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,463
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die eine Strickmaschine bedient und damit Strickwaren herstellt

Key facts for Stricker
PropertyValue
HeadwordStricker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁɪkɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,463
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stricker” 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). Stricker lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Stricker is uncommon German at frequency #52,463 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɪkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die eine Strickmaschine bedient und damit Strickwaren herstellt".

Stricker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stricker, spelled S-T-R-I-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche^☆) Person, die eine Strickmaschine bedient und damit Strickwaren herstellt

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 "Stricker"?
"Stricker" is spelled S-T-R-I-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɪkɐ].
What does "Stricker" mean?
As a noun, "Stricker" means: (männliche^☆) Person, die eine Strickmaschine bedient und damit Strickwaren herstellt
How do you pronounce "Stricker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stricker" is [ˈʃtʁɪkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stricker" come from?
"Stricker" 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 “Stricker”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-I-C-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtʁɪkɐ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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