gegucktvsgekicktTell them apart

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

#9,371
“geguckt” frequency rank
#44,638
“gekickt” frequency rank
54009
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geguckt gekickt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gucken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kicken

Where the eye mixes geguckt and gekickt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geguckt 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
geguckt
7 ch
gekickt

Visual trap between geguckt and gekickt

A purely visual mix-up. geguckt ([ɡəˈɡʊkt]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geguckt is recorded at frequency rank #9,371, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡʊkt]. 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 54009, this pair ranks #1,035,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geguckt vs gekickt

Shared letters: cegkt. Private to "geguckt": u. Private to "gekickt": i.

"geguckt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gekickt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geguckt ← egguckt · gegcukt · gegguckt · gegucckt · geguckkt · gegucktt · geguctk · gegukct
  • gekickt ← egkickt · geikckt · gekcikt · gekicckt · gekickkt · gekicktt · gekictk · gekikct

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geguckt" and "gekickt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈɡʊkt] versus [ɡəˈkɪkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geguckt" or "gekickt" show up more?
"geguckt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,371 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 "geguckt" 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 #1,035,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geguckt" 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 #1,035,646 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