Which to use
“schickt” and “schickte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,481
- “schickt” frequency rank
- #6,002
- “schickte” frequency rank
- 9483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schickt | schickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schicken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schicken |
Where the eye mixes schickt and schickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schickt and schickte
A purely visual mix-up. schickt ([ʃɪkt]) and schickte ([ˈʃɪktə]) 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) - “schickt” sits inside “schickte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schickt is recorded at frequency rank #3,481, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃɪkt]. schickte is at rank #6,002, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃɪktə].
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 9483, this pair ranks #1,979,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schickt vs schickte
Shared letters: chikst. Private to "schickt": -. Private to "schickte": e.
"schickt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "schickte" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schickt" and "schickte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "schickt" vs "schickte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schickt" and "schickte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schickte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schickt" and "schickte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schickt vs Schlick". 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 #1,979,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.