Which to use
“gucke” and “guckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,669
- “gucke” frequency rank
- #6,665
- “guckt” frequency rank
- 17334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gucke | guckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gucken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gucken |
Where the eye mixes gucke and guckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gucke (CVCCV) and guckt (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gucke vs guckt
A purely visual mix-up. gucke ([ˈɡʊkə]) 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 a single letter - e in “gucke” becomes t in “guckt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17334, 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]. 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 17334, this pair ranks #1,928,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gucke vs guckt
Shared letters: cgku. Private to "gucke": e. Private to "guckt": t.
"gucke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "guckt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gucke" and "guckt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gucke" or "guckt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gucke" and "guckt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gucke" 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 #1,928,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gucke" and "guckt" 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 #1,928,296 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.