dickes

/[ˈdɪkəs]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,692

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

dickes is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick Pronounced [ˈdɪkəs]. Often confused with dies and Docks.

Key facts for dickes
PropertyValue
Headworddickes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈdɪkəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,692
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dickes in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dickes is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for dickes, with forms such as "dcikes", "ddickes", and "dicckes". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is dickes, spelled D-I-C-K-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dick
  4. 4
    Akkusativ 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dickes

Misspelling Variants of "dickes"

dcikes6ddickes7dicckes7diceks6dickess7dickkes7dickse6dikces6
Misspelling Variants of "dickes"

Frequency rank: #12,692 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dickes"?
"dickes" is spelled D-I-C-K-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪkəs].
What does "dickes" mean?
As an adj, "dickes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick
What words are commonly confused with "dickes"?
"dickes" is commonly confused with "dies", "Docks", "dieses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dickes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dickes" is [ˈdɪkəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dickes" come from?
"dickes" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.