strip

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The verdict

“strip” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,911
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (sich) die Kleidung ausziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-strip · strip · German

strip · rank #22,911 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,911
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Streicher

Nearest frequency peer: Streicher (-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 „strip“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „strip“ 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).

strip vs Strom
40% similar
strip vs Stroh
40% similar
strip vs Syria
40% similar

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

Key facts for strip
PropertyValue
Headwordstrip
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,911
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „strip“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Streicher“ (#22,910), „Strauch“ (#22,909), „Sue“ (#22,913). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „strip“ bei #22,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around strip (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,911 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for strip, with forms such as "srtip", "sstrip", and "stirp". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Strom", "Stroh", "Syria", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is strip, spelled S-T-R-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    (sich) die Kleidung ausziehen
  2. 2
    (jemandem) die Kleidung entfernen, entkleiden
  3. 3
    Farbe durch chemische oder physikalische Mittel entfernen, z. B. Holz abbeizen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how strip appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Those who didn't swim in the nude, stripped to their underwear.“
  2. „Cutting is not something that should necessarily be done often as it will eventually strip all the paint from the surface, which both is less appealing and offers less chemical resistance.“

Synonyms

unclothe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtip
  • sstrip
  • stirp
  • stripp
  • strpi
  • strrip
  • sttrip
  • tsrip

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strip - 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.

srtip2sstrip1stirp2stripp1strpi2strrip1sttrip1tsrip2
Edit distance from "strip"

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 "strip"?
"strip" is spelled S-T-R-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "strip" mean?
As a verb, "strip" means: (sich) die Kleidung ausziehen
What words are commonly confused with "strip"?
"strip" is commonly confused with "Strom", "Stroh", "Syria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strip"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strip" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strip" come from?
"strip" 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 "strip", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list