fickenvsfickstConfusable pair

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
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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.

6 ch
ficken
6 ch
fickst

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

  • ficken ← fciken · fficken · ficcken · ficekn · fickenn · fickken · fickne · fikcen
  • fickst ← fcikst · ffickst · ficckst · fickkst · ficksst · fickstt · fickts · ficskt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ficken" for "fickst" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɪkn̩] versus [fɪkst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ficken" vs "fickst" - which ranks higher?
"ficken" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,716 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.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list