Which to use
“geschickt” is an adjective and “gespickt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,065
- “geschickt” frequency rank
- #34,692
- “gespickt” frequency rank
- 36757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschickt | gespickt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von hoher, guter Handfertigkeit, Handwerklichkeit | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs spicken |
Where the eye mixes geschickt and gespickt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geschickt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against gespickt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geschickt and gespickt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geschickt is [ɡəˈʃɪkt] while gespickt is [ɡəˈʃpɪkt]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschickt is recorded at frequency rank #2,065, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪkt]. gespickt is at rank #34,692, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpɪkt].
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 36757, this pair ranks #1,607,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschickt vs gespickt
Shared letters: cegikst. Private to "geschickt": h. Private to "gespickt": p.
"geschickt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "gespickt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geschickt" and "gespickt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "geschickt" vs "gespickt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geschickt" and "gespickt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gespickt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,607,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschickt" and "gespickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gespickt 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 #1,607,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.