dickes
[ˈdɪkəs]
The verdict
“dickes” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,692 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #12,692
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dickes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdɪkəs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,692 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dickes” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dickes is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɪkəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,692 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dickes, with forms such as "dcikes", "ddickes", and "dicckes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "dies", "Docks", "dieses", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dickes, spelled D-I-C-K-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dick
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dick
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dcikes,ddickes,dicckes,diceks,dickess,dickkes,dickse,dikces,idckes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dickes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dickes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-C-K-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɪkəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dies” - see the side-by-side comparison. dickes vs dies
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.