# kichern vs kicken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### kichern
*verb · IPA [ˈkɪçɐn] · frequency rank #29,190*
verhalten, stoßweise lachen

### kicken
*verb · IPA [ˈkɪkn̩] · frequency rank #28,270*
etwas oder jemanden treten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kichern-vs-kicken