Which to use
“guckte” is a verb and “Gurke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,198
- “guckte” frequency rank
- #20,945
- “Gurke” frequency rank
- 69143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guckte | Gurke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gucken | eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Kürbisgewächse |
Where the eye mixes guckte and Gurke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. guckte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against Gurke's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: guckte vs Gurke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: guckte is [ˈɡʊktə] while Gurke is [ˈɡʊʁkə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guckte is recorded at frequency rank #48,198, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʊktə]. Gurke is at rank #20,945, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʊʁkə].
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 69143, this pair ranks #485,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of guckte vs Gurke
Shared letters: egku. Private to "guckte": ct. Private to "Gurke": r.
"guckte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Gurke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "guckte" for "Gurke" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "guckte" or "Gurke" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "guckte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gurke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #485,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guckte" and "Gurke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guckst vs guckte". 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 #485,711 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.