clickvsKlickWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: click is a verb, Klick is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

5 ch
click
5 ch
Klick

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

  • clickcclick · cilck · clcik · clicck · clickk · clikc · cllick · lcick
  • Klickkilck · kklick · klcik · klicck · klickk · klikc · kllick · lkick

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "click" and "Klick" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "click" is a verb and "Klick" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "click" vs "Klick" - which ranks higher?
"Klick" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,726 in our German list, against #20,206 for "click". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list