Which to use
“schickt” is a verb and “schlicht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,481
- “schickt” frequency rank
- #4,462
- “schlicht” frequency rank
- 7943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schickt | schlicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schicken | einfach gehalten, nicht sehr aufwändig gestaltet |
Where the eye mixes schickt and schlicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schickt and schlicht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schickt is [ʃɪkt] while schlicht is [ʃlɪçt]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7943, 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]. schlicht is at rank #4,462, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃlɪçt].
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 7943, this pair ranks #1,986,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schickt vs schlicht
Shared letters: chist. Private to "schickt": k. Private to "schlicht": l.
"schickt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "schlicht" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schickt" for "schlicht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "schickt" or "schlicht" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schickt" and "schlicht" 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 "schlicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schickt" and "schlicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schlicht 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 #1,986,238 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.