Strich
\ʃtrɪç\
The verdict
“Strich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Ligne, trait.
Corpus desk
Index FR-strich · Strich · French
Strich · 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 | Strich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃtrɪç\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Strich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃtrɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Strich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Strich, spelled S-T-R-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Ligne, trait.
- 2Coup d’archet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Strich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich kann ein Haus in einem Strich malen!
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.