streng
\ʃtʀɛŋ\
The verdict
“streng” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Strict, sévère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-streng · streng · French
streng · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | streng |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃtʀɛŋ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « streng » en français
Rare enough to double-check
streng is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃtʀɛŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
streng has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is streng, spelled S-T-R-E-N-G.
Definition
- 1Strict, sévère.
- 2Rigoureux.
- 3Dur, sévère (qualifie une personne, une voix, une expression).
- 4Fort et malodorant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how streng appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Andrea* hat seit mittlerweile zwanzig Jahren keinen Kontakt mehr zu ihrer Mutter. Als Jugendliche litt sie unter deren strengem Regime.
Die Saatkrähe gehört zu den besonders geschützten Arten in Deutschland. Sie darf nicht gejagt werden - und auch vergrämt werden darf sie nur unter strengen Auflagen und mit Genehmigung.
Antonyms
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.