kicktvskikaConfusable pair

Which to use

“kickt” and “kika” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,008
“kickt” frequency rank
#30,636
“kika” frequency rank
74644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kickt kika
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kicken gucken

Letter map: kickt vs kika

Shared letters muted; letters that set kickt and kika apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. kickt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against kika's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
kickt
4 ch
kika

Corpus notes: kickt and kika

kickt and kika are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kickt is recorded at frequency rank #44,008, classified as averb, pronounced [kɪkt]. kika is at rank #30,636, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 74644, this pair ranks #328,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of kickt vs kika

Shared letters: ik. Private to "kickt": ct. Private to "kika": a.

"kickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "kika" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kickt ← ikckt · kcikt · kicckt · kickkt · kicktt · kictk · kikct · kkickt
  • kika ← ikka · kiak · kikka · kkia · kkika

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "kickt" and "kika" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "kickt" or "kika"?
"kika" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,636 in our German list, against #44,008 for "kickt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "kickt" vs "kika" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "kika" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #328,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kickt" and "kika" 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 #328,076 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