Which to use
“schicker” is an adjective and “schickten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,769
- “schicker” frequency rank
- #19,708
- “schickten” frequency rank
- 49477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schicker | schickten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich durch den Konsum von Alkohol in einem (leichten) Rauschzustand befindend | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schicken |
Where the eye mixes schicker and schickten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: schicker vs schickten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schicker is [ˈʃɪkɐ] while schickten is [ˈʃɪktn̩]. 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 49477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schicker is recorded at frequency rank #29,769, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃɪkɐ]. schickten is at rank #19,708, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɪktn̩].
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 49477, this pair ranks #1,210,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schicker vs schickten
Shared letters: cehiks. Private to "schicker": r. Private to "schickten": nt.
"schicker" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "schickten" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schicker" and "schickten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "schicker" or "schickten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schicker" and "schickten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schicker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schickten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,210,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schicker" and "schickten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schicker vs schocken". 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 #1,210,068 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.