Which to use
“ticken” and “tickt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,723
- “ticken” frequency rank
- #17,742
- “tickt” frequency rank
- 36465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ticken | tickt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | „Ticktack“ machen wie eine mechanische Uhr | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ticken |
Where the eye mixes ticken and tickt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ticken runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tickt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ticken vs tickt
A purely visual mix-up. ticken ([ˈtɪkn̩]) and tickt ([tɪkt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ticken is recorded at frequency rank #18,723, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtɪkn̩]. tickt is at rank #17,742, tagged as averb, pronounced [tɪkt].
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 36465, this pair ranks #1,614,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ticken vs tickt
Shared letters: cikt. Private to "ticken": en. Private to "tickt": -.
"ticken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tickt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ticken" and "tickt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ticken" or "tickt"?
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 "ticken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tickt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,614,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ticken" and "tickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teichen vs ticken". 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 #1,614,945 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.