Hickup
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The verdict
“Hickup” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schluckauf
Corpus desk
Index DE-hickup · Hickup · German
Hickup · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hickup |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hickup“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hickup is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schluckauf".
Hickup doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hickup, spelled H-I-C-K-U-P.
Definition
- 1Schluckauf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hickup appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[Bei] Schluckup (Hickup, Huckup, Singultus) soll man Wasser über einen Messerrücken trinken, oder man nehme 9 Schluck kalten Wassers und schlage dabei den linken Mittelfinger in die Hand zurück.“
„Mundartliche Bezeichnungen für den Schluckauf sind: „Schlick" (Bochum), „Mi stört de Hucke" (Haltern), „Pipp in Hals" (Borken), „Huke stoten" (Rhede), „Schlidekup" (Salzbergen), „Hickup" (Tecklenburg), „Schluckin" (Warburg).“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.