Which to use
“gerückt” and “guckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,500
- “gerückt” frequency rank
- #6,665
- “guckt” frequency rank
- 19165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gerückt | guckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rücken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gucken |
Where the eye mixes gerückt and guckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gerückt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against guckt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gerückt and guckt
A purely visual mix-up. gerückt ([ɡəˈʁʏkt]) and guckt ([ɡʊkt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gerückt is recorded at frequency rank #12,500, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏkt]. guckt is at rank #6,665, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡʊkt].
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 19165, this pair ranks #1,911,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gerückt vs guckt
Shared letters: cgkt. Private to "gerückt": erü. Private to "guckt": u.
"gerückt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "guckt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- guckt ← gcukt · gguckt · gucckt · guckkt · gucktt · guctk · gukct · ugckt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gerückt" and "guckt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gerückt" or "guckt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gerückt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gerückt" and "guckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerückt vs gespuckt". 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 #1,911,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.