Which to use
“nicken” and “nickt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,645
- “nicken” frequency rank
- #24,055
- “nickt” frequency rank
- 47700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nicken | nickt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (zur Bejahung, Zustimmung, als Geste des Verstehens, als Gruß oder dergleichen) den Kopf kurz hintereinander senken und heben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nicken |
Where the eye mixes nicken and nickt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nicken vs nickt
A purely visual mix-up. nicken ([ˈnɪkn̩]) and nickt ([nɪkt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nicken is recorded at frequency rank #23,645, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnɪkn̩]. 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 47700, this pair ranks #1,275,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nicken vs nickt
Shared letters: cikn. Private to "nicken": e. Private to "nickt": t.
"nicken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nicken" and "nickt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nicken" or "nickt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nicken" and "nickt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nicken" 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 #1,275,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nicken" and "nickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nicken vs Nissen". 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 #1,275,161 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.