Strings

[stʁɪŋs]

/[stʁɪŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strings” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,304. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,304
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs String

Corpus desk

Index DE-strings · Strings · German

Strings · rank #46,304 · 12 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,304
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH streamt

Nearest frequency peer: streamt (-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 „Strings“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Strings“ 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).

Strings vs strong
57% similar
Strings vs sting
57% similar
Strings vs streng
57% similar

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

Key facts for Strings
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[stʁɪŋs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,304
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Strings“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „streamt“ (#46,303), „strotzt“ (#46,305), „Strafverfolgungsbehörden“ (#46,301). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strings“ bei #46,304. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Strings (IPA [stʁɪŋs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,304 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Strings, with forms such as "srtings", "sstrings", and "stirngs". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "strong", "sting", "streng", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Strings, spelled S-T-R-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs String
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs String
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs String
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs String
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs String

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtings
  • sstrings
  • stirngs
  • strigns
  • stringgs
  • stringss
  • strinngs
  • strinsg
  • strnigs
  • strrings
  • sttrings
  • tsrings

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Strings - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

srtings2sstrings1stirngs2strigns2stringgs1stringss1strinngs1strinsg2
Edit distance from "Strings"

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 "Strings"?
"Strings" is spelled S-T-R-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [stʁɪŋs].
What does "Strings" mean?
As a noun, "Strings" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs String
What words are commonly confused with "Strings"?
"Strings" is commonly confused with "strong", "sting", "streng". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Strings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strings" is [stʁɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strings" come from?
"Strings" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

streamt#46,303strotzt#46,305TACITUS#46,312Tallinn#46,316

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Spielart12 variantsTexturen12 variantsSchland12 variantsUnkosten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list