kicktvsklickstConfusable pair

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

#44,008
“kickt” frequency rank
#44,733
“klickst” frequency rank
88741
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kickt klickst
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kicken 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klicken

Where the eye mixes kickt and klickst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kickt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against klickst's 7 (CCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
kickt
7 ch
klickst

Why the eye confuses kickt with klickst

A purely visual mix-up. kickt ([kɪkt]) and klickst ([klɪkst]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88741, 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]. klickst is at rank #44,733, tagged as averb, pronounced [klɪkst].

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 88741, this pair ranks #64,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of kickt vs klickst

Shared letters: cikt. Private to "kickt": -. Private to "klickst": ls.

"kickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "klickst" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kickt ← ikckt · kcikt · kicckt · kickkt · kicktt · kictk · kikct · kkickt
  • klickst ← kilckst · kklickst · klcikst · klicckst · klickkst · klicksst · klickstt · klickts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "kickt" and "klickst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kɪkt] versus [klɪkst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "kickt" vs "klickst" - which ranks higher?
"kickt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,008 in our German list, against #44,733 for "klickst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "klickst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #64,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kickt" and "klickst" 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 #64,937 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