Polyglot Dictionary

strikt

/ʃtʁɪkt/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. strict

    • Es gilt ein striktes Rauchverbot.

      A strict smoking ban applies.

Similar words

streng

strikt is more about rigid rule-following; streng is more about strictness broadly, like a strict parent.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

estricto

estricto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "strict."

Portuguese

estrito

estrito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "strict."

Practice

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