kackvsKlickTell them apart

Quick tell: kack is a verb, Klick is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“kack” is a verb and “Klick” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,032
“kack” frequency rank
#5,726
“Klick” frequency rank
27758
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kack Klick
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kacken kurz für Klicklaut

Where the eye mixes kack and Klick

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
kack
5 ch
Klick

Look-alike desk: kack vs Klick

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kack is [kak] while Klick is [klɪk]. 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 27758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kack is recorded at frequency rank #22,032, classified as averb, pronounced [kak]. Klick is at rank #5,726, tagged as anoun, pronounced [klɪk].

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 27758, this pair ranks #1,796,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of kack vs Klick

Shared letters: ck. Private to "kack": a. Private to "Klick": il.

"kack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Klick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kackakck · kacck · kackk · kakc · kcak · kkack
  • Klickkilck · kklick · klcik · klicck · klickk · klikc · kllick · lkick

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "kack" for "Klick" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "kack" is a verb and "Klick" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "kack" or "Klick" show up more?
"Klick" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,726 in our German list, against #22,032 for "kack". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Klick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,796,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kack" and "Klick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kack vs kaut". 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 #1,796,384 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list