Which to use
“kicken” and “klicke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,270
- “kicken” frequency rank
- #21,663
- “klicke” frequency rank
- 49933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kicken | klicke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas oder jemanden treten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klicken |
Where the eye mixes kicken and klicke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kicken (CVCCVC) and klicke (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between kicken and klicke
A purely visual mix-up. kicken ([ˈkɪkn̩]) and klicke ([ˈklɪkə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kicken is recorded at frequency rank #28,270, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɪkn̩]. klicke is at rank #21,663, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklɪkə].
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 49933, this pair ranks #1,192,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kicken vs klicke
Shared letters: ceik. Private to "kicken": n. Private to "klicke": l.
"kicken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "klicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kicken" for "klicke" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kicken" vs "klicke" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kicken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klicke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,192,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kicken" and "klicke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kicken vs kucken". 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 #1,192,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.