Which to use
“dicker” and “dickes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,744
- “dicker” frequency rank
- #12,692
- “dickes” frequency rank
- 20436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dicker | dickes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dick | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick |
Where the eye mixes dicker and dickes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dicker vs dickes
A purely visual mix-up. dicker ([ˈdɪkɐ]) and dickes ([ˈdɪkəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “dicker” becomes s in “dickes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dicker is recorded at frequency rank #7,744, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkɐ]. dickes is at rank #12,692, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəs].
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 20436, this pair ranks #1,897,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dicker vs dickes
Shared letters: cdeik. Private to "dicker": r. Private to "dickes": s.
"dicker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dickes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dicker" and "dickes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dicker" or "dickes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dicker" and "dickes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dicker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dickes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,897,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dicker" and "dickes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dickes vs Docks". 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 #1,897,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.