ficktvsfunktWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“fickt” and “funkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,761
“fickt” frequency rank
#45,288
“funkt” frequency rank
53049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fickt funkt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ficken 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs funken

Where the eye mixes fickt and funkt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fickt and funkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
fickt
5 ch
funkt

Why the eye confuses fickt with funkt

A purely visual mix-up. fickt ([fɪkt]) and funkt ([fʊŋkt]) 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 53049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fickt is recorded at frequency rank #7,761, classified as averb, pronounced [fɪkt]. funkt is at rank #45,288, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʊŋkt].

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 53049, this pair ranks #1,073,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fickt vs funkt

Shared letters: fkt. Private to "fickt": ci. Private to "funkt": nu.

"fickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "funkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fickt ← fcikt · ffickt · ficckt · fickkt · ficktt · fictk · fikct · ifckt
  • funkt ← ffunkt · fnukt · fuknt · funkkt · funktt · funnkt · funtk · ufnkt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fickt" for "funkt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɪkt] versus [fʊŋkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fickt" vs "funkt" - which ranks higher?
"fickt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,761 in our German list, against #45,288 for "funkt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "funkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,073,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fickt" and "funkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funkt vs funzt". 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 #1,073,086 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