Which to use
“kick” and “kickt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,681
- “kick” frequency rank
- #44,008
- “kickt” frequency rank
- 55689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kick | kickt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kicken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kicken |
Where the eye mixes kick and kickt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between kick and kickt
A purely visual mix-up. kick ([kɪk]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “kick” sits inside “kickt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kick is recorded at frequency rank #11,681, classified as averb, pronounced [kɪk]. 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 55689, this pair ranks #969,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kick vs kickt
Shared letters: cik. Private to "kick": -. Private to "kickt": t.
"kick" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kick" for "kickt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kick" vs "kickt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kick" and "kickt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kick" 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 #969,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kick" and "kickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kickt vs killt". 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 #969,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.