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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Klicks" for "klickt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Klicks" or "klickt" show up more?
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.