KlicksvsklicktWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Klicks is a noun, klickt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Klicks” is a noun and “klickt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,938
“Klicks” frequency rank
#13,182
“klickt” frequency rank
23120
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Klicks klickt
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Klick 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klicken

Where the eye mixes Klicks and klickt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Klicks and klickt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Klicks
6 ch
klickt

Why the eye confuses Klicks with klickt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Klicks is [klɪks] while klickt is [klɪkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Klicks” becomes t in “klickt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Klicks is recorded at frequency rank #9,938, classified as anoun, pronounced [klɪks]. klickt is at rank #13,182, tagged as averb, pronounced [klɪkt].

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 23120, this pair ranks #1,865,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Klicks vs klickt

Shared letters: cikl. Private to "Klicks": s. Private to "klickt": t.

"Klicks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "klickt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Klicks ← kilcks · kklicks · klciks · kliccks · klickks · klickss · klicsk · klikcs
  • klickt ← kilckt · kklickt · klcikt · klicckt · klickkt · klicktt · klictk · klikct

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Klicks" for "klickt" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Klicks" is a noun and "klickt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Klicks" or "klickt" show up more?
"Klicks" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,938 in our German list, against #13,182 for "klickt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Klicks" and "klickt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Klicks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "klickt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,865,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Klicks" and "klickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klickt 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 #1,865,536 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