Which to use
“nickt” and “nickte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,055
- “nickt” frequency rank
- #25,687
- “nickte” frequency rank
- 49742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nickt | nickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nicken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nicken |
Where the eye mixes nickt and nickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses nickt with nickte
A purely visual mix-up. nickt ([nɪkt]) and nickte ([ˈnɪktə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “nickt” sits inside “nickte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nickt is recorded at frequency rank #24,055, classified as averb, pronounced [nɪkt]. nickte is at rank #25,687, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnɪktə].
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 49742, this pair ranks #1,200,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nickt vs nickte
Shared letters: ciknt. Private to "nickt": -. Private to "nickte": e.
"nickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "nickte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nickt" and "nickte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nickt" or "nickte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nickte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,200,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nickt" and "nickte" 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 #1,200,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.