Which to use
“gucke” and “gucken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,669
- “gucke” frequency rank
- #2,722
- “gucken” frequency rank
- 13391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gucke | gucken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gucken | seine Augen auf etwas richten |
Where the eye mixes gucke and gucken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gucke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against gucken's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gucke vs gucken
A purely visual mix-up. gucke ([ˈɡʊkə]) and gucken ([ˈɡʊkn̩]) 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) - “gucke” sits inside “gucken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gucke is recorded at frequency rank #10,669, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʊkə]. gucken is at rank #2,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʊkn̩].
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 13391, this pair ranks #1,958,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gucke vs gucken
Shared letters: cegku. Private to "gucke": -. Private to "gucken": n.
"gucke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gucken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gucke" and "gucken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gucke" vs "gucken" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gucke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gucken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gucke" and "gucken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gockel vs gucke". 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 #1,958,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.