gekicktvsgekifftTell them apart

Which to use

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

#44,638
“gekickt” frequency rank
#45,302
“gekifft” frequency rank
89940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gekickt gekifft
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kicken Partizip Präteritum des Verbs kiffen

Where the eye mixes gekickt and gekifft

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gekickt and gekifft follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gekickt
7 ch
gekifft

Look-alike desk: gekickt vs gekifft

A purely visual mix-up. gekickt ([ɡəˈkɪkt]) and gekifft ([ɡəˈkɪft]) 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 89940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gekickt is recorded at frequency rank #44,638, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkɪkt]. gekifft is at rank #45,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkɪft].

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 89940, this pair ranks #52,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gekickt vs gekifft

Shared letters: egikt. Private to "gekickt": c. Private to "gekifft": f.

"gekickt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gekifft" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gekickt ← egkickt · geikckt · gekcikt · gekicckt · gekickkt · gekicktt · gekictk · gekikct
  • gekifft ← egkifft · geikfft · gekfift · gekifftt · gekift · gekiftf · gekkifft · ggekifft

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gekickt" for "gekifft" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈkɪkt] versus [ɡəˈkɪft]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gekickt" or "gekifft"?
"gekickt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,638 in our German list, against #45,302 for "gekifft". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gekickt" and "gekifft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gekickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gekifft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gekickt" and "gekifft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekifft vs gerafft". 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 #52,013 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