Which to use
“kuck” and “kucken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,299
- “kuck” frequency rank
- #49,848
- “kucken” frequency rank
- 91147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kuck | kucken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kucken | seine Augen auf etwas richten |
Where the eye mixes kuck and kucken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kuck runs 4 letters (CVCC) against kucken's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kuck vs kucken
A purely visual mix-up. kuck ([kʊk]) and kucken ([ˈkʊkn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “kuck” sits inside “kucken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kuck is recorded at frequency rank #41,299, classified as averb, pronounced [kʊk]. kucken is at rank #49,848, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkʊkn̩].
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 91147, this pair ranks #40,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kuck vs kucken
Shared letters: cku. Private to "kuck": -. Private to "kucken": en.
"kuck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kucken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kuck" and "kucken" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kuck" vs "kucken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kuck" and "kucken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kuck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kucken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kuck" and "kucken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kraken vs kucken". 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 #40,485 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.