Which to use
“Jecken” is a noun and “jucken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,431
- “Jecken” frequency rank
- #22,391
- “jucken” frequency rank
- 58822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Jecken | jucken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Jeck | einen unangenehmen, stechenden Reiz (meist auf der Haut) verursachen, den man durch Kratzen beseitigen möchte |
Where the eye mixes Jecken and jucken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Jecken and jucken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Jecken and jucken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Jecken is [ˈjɛkn̩] while jucken is [ˈjʊkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Jecken” becomes u in “jucken”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Jecken is recorded at frequency rank #36,431, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjɛkn̩]. jucken is at rank #22,391, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈjʊkn̩].
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 58822, this pair ranks #848,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Jecken vs jucken
Shared letters: cejkn. Private to "Jecken": -. Private to "jucken": u.
"Jecken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "jucken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Jecken" and "jucken" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Jecken" or "jucken" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Jecken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jucken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #848,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Jecken" and "jucken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jecken vs Jockey". 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 #848,001 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.