Which to use
“Schickes” is a noun and “schickten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,153
- “Schickes” frequency rank
- #19,708
- “schickten” frequency rank
- 45861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schickes | schickten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schick | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schicken |
Where the eye mixes Schickes and schickten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Schickes runs 8 letters (CCCVCCVC) against schickten's 9 (CCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Schickes and schickten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schickes is [ˈʃɪkəs] 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45861, 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]. 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 45861, this pair ranks #1,338,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Schickes vs schickten
Shared letters: cehiks. Private to "Schickes": -. Private to "schickten": nt.
"Schickes" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "schickten" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schickes" and "schickten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Schickes" or "schickten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Schickes" and "schickten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schickes" 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 #1,338,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schickes" and "schickten" 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 #1,338,689 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.