Which to use
“danken” and “dicken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,780
- “danken” frequency rank
- #4,416
- “dicken” frequency rank
- 9196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danken | dicken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Dank aussprechen oder seine Dankbarkeit durch Taten äußern | durch Zugabe von Geliermittel, Mehl oder Ähnlichem etwas Flüssiges (besonders Speisen) dickflüssiger, zähflüssiger, fester machen |
Where the eye mixes danken and dicken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses danken with dicken
A purely visual mix-up. danken ([ˈdaŋkn̩]) and dicken ([ˈdɪkn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danken is recorded at frequency rank #4,780, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaŋkn̩]. dicken is at rank #4,416, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdɪkn̩].
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 9196, this pair ranks #1,981,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danken vs dicken
Shared letters: dekn. Private to "danken": a. Private to "dicken": ci.
"danken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dicken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "danken" and "dicken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "danken" or "dicken"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "danken" and "dicken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "danken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dicken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danken" and "dicken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deckten vs dicken". 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 #1,981,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.