Which to use
“schick” and “schicke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,645
- “schick” frequency rank
- #6,720
- “schicke” frequency rank
- 11365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schick | schicke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Mode und Geschmack zeugend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick |
Where the eye mixes schick and schicke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. schick runs 6 letters (CCCVCC) against schicke's 7 (CCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schick vs schicke
A purely visual mix-up. schick ([ʃɪk]) and schicke ([ˈʃɪkə]) 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) - “schick” sits inside “schicke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schick is recorded at frequency rank #4,645, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃɪk]. schicke is at rank #6,720, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃɪkə].
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 11365, this pair ranks #1,970,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schick vs schicke
Shared letters: chiks. Private to "schick": -. Private to "schicke": e.
"schick" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "schicke" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schick" and "schicke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schick" or "schicke" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schick" and "schicke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schicke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schick" and "schicke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schicke vs Schurke". 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 #1,970,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.