gucken

[ˈɡʊkn̩]

/[ˈɡʊkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gucken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,722
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seine Augen auf etwas richten

Corpus desk

Index DE-gucken · gucken · German

gucken · rank #2,722 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,722
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH getragen

Nearest frequency peer: getragen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gucken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gucken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gucken vs guten
67% similar
gucken vs guckt
67% similar
gucken vs Gurke
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gucken
PropertyValue
Headwordgucken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡʊkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,722
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gucken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).guckenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „getragen“ (#2,721), „Herkunft“ (#2,723), „Geschwindigkeit“ (#2,720). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gucken“ bei #2,722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gucken (IPA [ˈɡʊkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,722 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gucken, with forms such as "gcuken", "ggucken", and "guccken". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "guten", "guckt", "Gurke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gucken, spelled G-U-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    seine Augen auf etwas richten
  2. 2
    ein bestimmtes Gesicht machen
  3. 3
    sich etwas ansehen, zum Beispiel eine Fernsehsendung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gucken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Guck mal, was ich hier habe!
  2. In der Zeitung guck ich immer am liebsten nach Bildern von Stars und Sternchen.

Synonyms

schauenkuckenblickenlugensehendreinschauendreinblickenglotzenanschauenansehen

Antonyms

fühlenhorchenriechenschmecken

This word in other languages

look(English)ver(Español)regarder(Français)olhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gcuken
  • ggucken
  • guccken
  • gucekn
  • guckenn
  • guckken
  • guckne
  • gukcen
  • ugcken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gucken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gcuken2ggucken1guccken1gucekn2guckenn1guckken1guckne2gukcen2
Edit distance from "gucken"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gucken"?
"gucken" is spelled G-U-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʊkn̩].
What does "gucken" mean?
As a verb, "gucken" means: seine Augen auf etwas richten
What words are commonly confused with "gucken"?
"gucken" is commonly confused with "guten", "guckt", "Gurke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gucken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gucken" is [ˈɡʊkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gucken" come from?
"gucken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gucken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ficken#2,716Kuchen#2,732kurzem#2,733anhand#2,700

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Fahrrad9 variantserkannt9 variantsverlor9 variantsUmfeld9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list