SchickesvsschickstWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Schickes is a noun, schickst is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Schickes” is a noun and “schickst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,153
“Schickes” frequency rank
#23,298
“schickst” frequency rank
49451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Schickes schickst
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schick 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schicken

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Schickes and schickst apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
Schickes
8 ch
schickst

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schickes is [ˈʃɪkəs] while schickst is [ʃɪkst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Schickes is recorded at frequency rank #26,153, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃɪkəs]. schickst is at rank #23,298, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃɪkst].

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 49451, this pair ranks #1,211,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Schickes vs schickst

Shared letters: chiks. Private to "Schickes": e. Private to "schickst": t.

"Schickes" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC  ·  "schickst" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schickescshickes · scchickes · schcikes · schhickes · schicckes · schiceks · schickess · schickkes
  • schickstcshickst · scchickst · schcikst · schhickst · schicckst · schickkst · schicksst · schickstt

Frequency comparison

Schickes#26,153
schickst#23,298

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Schickes" and "schickst" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Schickes" is a noun and "schickst" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Schickes" or "schickst"?
"schickst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,298 in our German list, against #26,153 for "Schickes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Schickes vs schickst

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Schickes”; for a verb, it's “schickst”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Schickes” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list