Which to use
“ficken” and “fickst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,716
- “ficken” frequency rank
- #43,869
- “fickst” frequency rank
- 46585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ficken | fickst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Geschlechtsakt vollziehen, koitieren | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ficken |
Where the eye mixes ficken and fickst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ficken (CVCCVC) and fickst (CVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ficken and fickst
A purely visual mix-up. ficken ([ˈfɪkn̩]) and fickst ([fɪkst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ficken is recorded at frequency rank #2,716, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɪkn̩]. 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 46585, this pair ranks #1,314,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ficken vs fickst
Shared letters: cfik. Private to "ficken": en. Private to "fickst": st.
"ficken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fickst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ficken" for "fickst" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ficken" vs "fickst" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ficken" 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 #1,314,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ficken" 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 #1,314,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.