Which to use
“klicke” is a verb and “Klinke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,663
- “klicke” frequency rank
- #26,480
- “Klinke” frequency rank
- 48143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klicke | Klinke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klicken | Hebel zum Öffnen einer Tür durch Verschieben eines Riegels |
Where the eye mixes klicke and Klinke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. klicke and Klinke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between klicke and Klinke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: klicke is [ˈklɪkə] while Klinke is [ˈklɪŋkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “klicke” becomes n in “Klinke”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klicke is recorded at frequency rank #21,663, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈklɪkə]. Klinke is at rank #26,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklɪŋkə].
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 48143, this pair ranks #1,259,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of klicke vs Klinke
Shared letters: eikl. Private to "klicke": c. Private to "Klinke": n.
"klicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Klinke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "klicke" and "Klinke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "klicke" or "Klinke" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "klicke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Klinke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,259,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klicke" and "Klinke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klicke vs Knicks". 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 #1,259,241 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.