SchickesvsschickstWhich spelling fits?

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 eye mixes Schickes and schickst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Schickes (CCCVCCVC) and schickst (CCCVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
Schickes
8 ch
schickst

Visual trap between Schickes and schickst

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

  • Schickes ← cshickes · scchickes · schcikes · schhickes · schicckes · schiceks · schickess · schickkes
  • schickst ← cshickst · scchickst · schcikst · schhickst · schicckst · schickkst · schicksst · schickstt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Schickes" and "schickst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Schickes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "schickst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,211,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Schickes" and "schickst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schickes 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 #1,211,034 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list