Which to use
“kackt” and “kickt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,000
- “kackt” frequency rank
- #44,008
- “kickt” frequency rank
- 88008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kackt | kickt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kacken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kicken |
Where the eye mixes kackt and kickt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: kackt vs kickt
A purely visual mix-up. kackt ([kakt]) and kickt ([kɪkt]) 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 - a in “kackt” becomes i in “kickt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kackt is recorded at frequency rank #44,000, classified as averb, pronounced [kakt]. kickt is at rank #44,008, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɪkt].
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 88008, this pair ranks #73,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kackt vs kickt
Shared letters: ckt. Private to "kackt": a. Private to "kickt": i.
"kackt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "kickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kackt" for "kickt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kackt" or "kickt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kackt" and "kickt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kackt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kickt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kackt" and "kickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kackt 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 #73,403 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.