Which to use
“dicken” is a verb and “dicker” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,416
- “dicken” frequency rank
- #7,744
- “dicker” frequency rank
- 12160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dicken | dicker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Zugabe von Geliermittel, Mehl oder Ähnlichem etwas Flüssiges (besonders Speisen) dickflüssiger, zähflüssiger, fester machen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dick |
Where the eye mixes dicken and dicker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dicken and dicker
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dicken is [ˈdɪkn̩] while dicker is [ˈdɪkɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “dicken” becomes r in “dicker”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dicken is recorded at frequency rank #4,416, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdɪkn̩]. dicker is at rank #7,744, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkɐ].
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 12160, this pair ranks #1,965,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dicken vs dicker
Shared letters: cdeik. Private to "dicken": n. Private to "dicker": r.
"dicken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dicker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dicken" and "dicker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dicken" or "dicker" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dicken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dicker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dicken" and "dicker" 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 #1,965,817 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.