Which to use
“Geschick” and “Geschicke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,152
- “Geschick” frequency rank
- #26,898
- “Geschicke” frequency rank
- 40050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geschick | Geschicke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fähigkeit | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geschick |
Where the eye mixes Geschick and Geschicke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Geschick and Geschicke
A purely visual mix-up. Geschick ([ɡəˈʃɪk]) and Geschicke ([ɡəˈʃɪkə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Geschick” sits inside “Geschicke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geschick is recorded at frequency rank #13,152, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪk]. Geschicke is at rank #26,898, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪkə].
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 40050, this pair ranks #1,519,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geschick vs Geschicke
Shared letters: ceghiks. Private to "Geschick": -. Private to "Geschicke": -.
"Geschick" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "Geschicke" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Geschick" and "Geschicke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Geschick" or "Geschicke" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geschick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Geschicke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,519,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geschick" and "Geschicke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geschicke vs geschickten". 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 #1,519,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.