FickvsfickstWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Fick is a noun, fickst is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Fick” is a noun and “fickst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,763
“Fick” frequency rank
#43,869
“fickst” frequency rank
46632
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fick fickst
Definition Geschlechtsverkehr 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ficken

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Fick and fickst apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
Fick
6 ch
fickst

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fick is [fɪk] while fickst is [fɪkst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Fick” sits inside “fickst”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fick is recorded at frequency rank #2,763, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɪk]. fickst is at rank #43,869, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɪkst].

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 46632, this pair ranks #1,312,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Fick vs fickst

Shared letters: cfik. Private to "Fick": -. Private to "fickst": st.

"Fick" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "fickst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fickfcik · ffick · ficck · fickk · fikc · ifck
  • fickstfcikst · ffickst · ficckst · fickkst · ficksst · fickstt · fickts · ficskt

Frequency comparison

Fick#2,763
fickst#43,869

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Fick" and "fickst" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Fick" is a noun and "fickst" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Fick" or "fickst"?
"Fick" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,763 in our German list, against #43,869 for "fickst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Fick vs fickst

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Fick”; for a verb, it's “fickst”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Fick” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list