Which to use
“dicken” is a verb and “dicksten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,416
- “dicken” frequency rank
- #42,420
- “dicksten” frequency rank
- 46836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dicken | dicksten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Zugabe von Geliermittel, Mehl oder Ähnlichem etwas Flüssiges (besonders Speisen) dickflüssiger, zähflüssiger, fester machen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs dick |
Where the eye mixes dicken and dicksten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dicken vs dicksten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dicken is [ˈdɪkn̩] while dicksten is [ˈdɪkstn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 46836, 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]. dicksten is at rank #42,420, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkstn̩].
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 46836, this pair ranks #1,305,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dicken vs dicksten
Shared letters: cdeikn. Private to "dicken": -. Private to "dicksten": st.
"dicken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dicksten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dicken" and "dicksten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dicken" vs "dicksten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dicken" and "dicksten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dicken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dicksten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,305,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dicken" and "dicksten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deckten vs dicksten". 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 #1,305,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.