Which to use
“Clique” is a noun and “klicke” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,465
- “Clique” frequency rank
- #21,663
- “klicke” frequency rank
- 45128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clique | klicke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | informelle Gruppe befreundeter, meist junger Leute | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klicken |
Same sound, different letters: Clique vs klicke
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. Clique (CCVCVV) and klicke (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: Clique vs klicke
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Clique and klicke carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈklɪkə]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clique is recorded at frequency rank #23,465, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklɪkə]. klicke is at rank #21,663, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklɪkə].
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 45128, this pair ranks #1,363,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clique vs klicke
Shared letters: ceil. Private to "Clique": qu. Private to "klicke": k.
"Clique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "klicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Clique" and "klicke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Clique" / "klicke". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klicke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,363,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clique" and "klicke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klicke vs Knicks". 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 #1,363,557 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.