Strophe

/[ˈʃtʁoːfə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,011

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Strophe is aGermannoun. It means: Zusammenfassung mehrerer Verse zu einer (Sinn-)Einheit Pronounced [ˈʃtʁoːfə]. Often confused with Strophen and Stroh.

Key facts for Strophe
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrophe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁoːfə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,011
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Strophe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Strophe is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁoːfə]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,011 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zusammenfassung mehrerer Verse zu einer (Sinn-)Einheit".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Strophe, with forms such as "srtophe", "sstrophe", and "storphe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Strophen", "Stroh", "Ströme", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Strophe, spelled S-T-R-O-P-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zusammenfassung mehrerer Verse zu einer (Sinn-)Einheit

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: srtophe,sstrophe,storphe,strohpe,stropeh,strophhe,stropphe,strpohe,strrophe,sttrophe,tsrophe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Strophe

Misspelling Variants of "Strophe"

srtophe7sstrophe8storphe7strohpe7stropeh7strophhe8stropphe8strpohe7
Misspelling Variants of "Strophe"

Frequency rank: #16,011 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Strophe"?
"Strophe" is spelled S-T-R-O-P-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁoːfə].
What does "Strophe" mean?
As a noun, "Strophe" means: Zusammenfassung mehrerer Verse zu einer (Sinn-)Einheit
What words are commonly confused with "Strophe"?
"Strophe" is commonly confused with "Strophen", "Stroh", "Ströme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Strophe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strophe" is [ˈʃtʁoːfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strophe" come from?
"Strophe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.