geficktvsgekicktConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,049
“gefickt” frequency rank
#44,638
“gekickt” frequency rank
51687
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gefickt gekickt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ficken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kicken

Where the eye mixes gefickt and gekickt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefickt and gekickt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gefickt
7 ch
gekickt

Why the eye confuses gefickt with gekickt

A purely visual mix-up. gefickt ([ɡəˈfɪkt]) and gekickt ([ɡəˈkɪkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - f in “gefickt” becomes k in “gekickt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gefickt is recorded at frequency rank #7,049, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɪkt]. gekickt is at rank #44,638, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkɪkt].

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 51687, this pair ranks #1,125,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gefickt vs gekickt

Shared letters: cegikt. Private to "gefickt": f. Private to "gekickt": -.

"gefickt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gekickt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gefickt ← egfickt · gefcikt · geffickt · geficckt · gefickkt · geficktt · gefictk · gefikct
  • gekickt ← egkickt · geikckt · gekcikt · gekicckt · gekickkt · gekicktt · gekictk · gekikct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gefickt" and "gekickt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈfɪkt] versus [ɡəˈkɪkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gefickt" or "gekickt"?
"gefickt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,049 in our German list, against #44,638 for "gekickt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gefickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gekickt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,125,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gefickt" and "gekickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekickt vs geknickt". 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 #1,125,931 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