Which to use
“nickt” and “nimmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,055
- “nickt” frequency rank
- #602
- “nimmt” frequency rank
- 24657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nickt | nimmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nicken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen |
Where the eye mixes nickt and nimmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nickt and nimmt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses nickt with nimmt
A purely visual mix-up. nickt ([nɪkt]) and nimmt ([nɪmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24657, 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]. nimmt is at rank #602, tagged as averb, pronounced [nɪmt].
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 24657, this pair ranks #1,844,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nickt vs nimmt
Shared letters: int. Private to "nickt": ck. Private to "nimmt": m.
"nickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "nimmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nickt" and "nimmt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nickt" or "nimmt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nickt" and "nimmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nimmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nickt" and "nimmt" 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 #1,844,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.