# Zicke vs Zirkel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Zirkel
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡sɪʁkl̩] · frequency rank #20,804*
Gerät zum Zeichnen von Kreisen

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