Which to use
“nackte” is an adjective and “nickt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,369
- “nackte” frequency rank
- #24,055
- “nickt” frequency rank
- 31424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nackte | nickt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nackt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nicken |
Where the eye mixes nackte and nickt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nackte vs nickt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nackte is [ˈnaktə] while nickt is [nɪkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nackte is recorded at frequency rank #7,369, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaktə]. nickt is at rank #24,055, tagged as averb, pronounced [nɪkt].
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 31424, this pair ranks #1,728,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nackte vs nickt
Shared letters: cknt. Private to "nackte": ae. Private to "nickt": i.
"nackte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "nickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nackte" for "nickt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nackte" or "nickt"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nackte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nickt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,728,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nackte" and "nickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neck vs nickt". 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 #1,728,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.