Which to use
“jucken” and “juckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,391
- “jucken” frequency rank
- #12,317
- “juckt” frequency rank
- 34708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jucken | juckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen unangenehmen, stechenden Reiz (meist auf der Haut) verursachen, den man durch Kratzen beseitigen möchte | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jucken |
Where the eye mixes jucken and juckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jucken runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against juckt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses jucken with juckt
A purely visual mix-up. jucken ([ˈjʊkn̩]) and juckt ([jʊkt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jucken is recorded at frequency rank #22,391, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈjʊkn̩]. juckt is at rank #12,317, tagged as averb, pronounced [jʊkt].
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 34708, this pair ranks #1,657,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jucken vs juckt
Shared letters: cjku. Private to "jucken": en. Private to "juckt": t.
"jucken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "juckt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jucken" for "juckt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jucken" vs "juckt" - 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 "jucken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "juckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,657,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jucken" and "juckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jockey vs jucken". 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 #1,657,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.