Which to use
“click” is a verb and “Klick” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,206
- “click” frequency rank
- #5,726
- “Klick” frequency rank
- 25932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | click | Klick |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs clicken | kurz für Klicklaut |
Same sound, different letters: click vs Klick
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - click and Klick
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: click and Klick carry the same recorded pronunciation, [klɪk]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - c in “click” becomes k in “Klick”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
click is recorded at frequency rank #20,206, classified as averb, pronounced [klɪk]. Klick is at rank #5,726, tagged as anoun, pronounced [klɪk].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25932, this pair ranks #1,825,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of click vs Klick
Shared letters: cikl. Private to "click": -. Private to "Klick": -.
"click" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Klick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "click" and "Klick" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "click" vs "Klick" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "click" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Klick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,825,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "click" and "Klick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "click vs clock". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,825,798 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.