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 eye mixes Fick and fickst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fick runs 4 letters (CVCC) against fickst's 6 (CVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Fick with fickst
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fick" and "fickst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Fick" or "fickst"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fick" and "fickst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fickst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,312,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fick" and "fickst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fickst vs fist". 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 #1,312,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.