# Zicke vs zickig

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Zicke
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡sɪkə] · frequency rank #42,283*
weibliche Ziege

### zickig
*adjective · IPA [ˈt͡sɪkɪç] · frequency rank #46,420*
ein unwilliges oder stures Verhalten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/zicke-vs-zickig