Which to use
“kickt” and “kocht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,008
- “kickt” frequency rank
- #9,229
- “kocht” frequency rank
- 53237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kickt | kocht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kicken | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kochen |
Where the eye mixes kickt and kocht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kickt and kocht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses kickt with kocht
A purely visual mix-up. kickt ([kɪkt]) and kocht ([kɔxt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53237, 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]. kocht is at rank #9,229, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɔxt].
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 53237, this pair ranks #1,065,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kickt vs kocht
Shared letters: ckt. Private to "kickt": i. Private to "kocht": ho.
"kickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "kocht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kickt" and "kocht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kickt" or "kocht"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kickt" and "kocht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kocht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,065,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kickt" and "kocht" 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 #1,065,817 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.