geklicktvsgelecktWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: geklickt is a verb, geleckt is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“geklickt” is a verb and “geleckt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,143
“geklickt” frequency rank
#30,571
“geleckt” frequency rank
55714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geklickt geleckt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs klicken in sauberer Manier zurechtgemacht

Where the eye mixes geklickt and geleckt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geklickt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against geleckt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
geklickt
7 ch
geleckt

Visual trap between geklickt and geleckt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geklickt is [ɡəˈklɪkt] while geleckt is [ɡəˈlɛkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geklickt is recorded at frequency rank #25,143, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈklɪkt]. geleckt is at rank #30,571, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛkt].

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 55714, this pair ranks #968,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geklickt vs geleckt

Shared letters: cegklt. Private to "geklickt": i. Private to "geleckt": -.

"geklickt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "geleckt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geklicktegklickt · gekilckt · gekklickt · geklcikt · geklicckt · geklickkt · geklicktt · geklictk
  • gelecktegleckt · geelckt · gelcekt · gelecckt · geleckkt · gelecktt · gelectk · gelekct

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geklickt" for "geleckt" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geklickt" is a verb and "geleckt" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "geklickt" or "geleckt" show up more?
"geklickt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,143 in our German list, against #30,571 for "geleckt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "geklickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geleckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #968,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geklickt" and "geleckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleakt vs geleckt". 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 #968,689 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