dickevsDocksConfusable pair

Quick tell: dicke is a particle, Docks is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dicke” is a particle and “Docks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,029
“dicke” frequency rank
#49,588
“Docks” frequency rank
52617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dicke Docks
Definition in reichlichem Maße, mehr als genügend; in hohem Maße Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dock

Where the eye mixes dicke and Docks

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
dicke
5 ch
Docks

Look-alike desk: dicke vs Docks

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dicke is [ˈdɪkə] while Docks is [dɔks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (particle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dicke is recorded at frequency rank #3,029, classified as aparticle, pronounced [ˈdɪkə]. Docks is at rank #49,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɔks].

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 52617, this pair ranks #1,089,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dicke vs Docks

Shared letters: cdk. Private to "dicke": ei. Private to "Docks": os.

"dicke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Docks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dickedcike · ddicke · diccke · dicek · dickke · dikce · idcke
  • Docksdcoks · ddocks · doccks · dockks · dockss · docsk · dokcs · odcks

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dicke" and "Docks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dicke" is a particle and "Docks" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "dicke" vs "Docks" - which ranks higher?
"dicke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,029 in our German list, against #49,588 for "Docks". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "dicke" and "Docks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dicke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Docks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,089,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dicke" and "Docks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs Docs". 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 #1,089,826 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