dicken vs dickere, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“dicken” is a verb and “dickere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,416
“dicken” frequency rank: #43,808
“dickere” frequency rank: 48224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dicken	dickere
Definition	durch Zugabe von Geliermittel, Mehl oder Ähnlichem etwas Flüssiges (besonders Speisen) dickflüssiger, zähflüssiger, fester machen	Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs dick

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dicken and dickere apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

dicken

7 ch

dickere

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dicken is [ˈdɪkn̩] while dickere is [ˈdɪkəʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48224, 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]. dickere is at rank #43,808, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəʁə].

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 48224, this pair ranks #1,256,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dicken vs dickere

Shared letters: cdeik. Private to "dicken": n. Private to "dickere": r.

"dicken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dickere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

dicken ← dciken · ddicken · diccken · dicekn · dickenn · dickken · dickne · dikcen
dickere ← dcikere · ddickere · dicckere · dicekre · dickeer · dickerre · dickkere · dickree

Frequency comparison

dicken#4,416

dickere#43,808

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dicken" and "dickere" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dicken" is a verb and "dickere" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "dicken" or "dickere"?

"dicken" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,416 in our German list, against #43,808 for "dickere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dicken vs dickere

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “dicken”; for an adjective, it's “dickere”.
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