icke

[ˈɪkə]

/[ˈɪkə]/ pron

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The verdict

“icke” is uncommon German (frequency #72,561 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,561
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - betontes „ich“

Corpus desk

Index DE-icke · icke · German

icke · rank #72,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,561
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ici

Nearest frequency peer: ici (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „icke“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „icke“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for icke
PropertyValue
Headwordicke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈɪkə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „icke“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ickefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ici“ (#72,560), „Identitätspolitik“ (#72,562), „Hühnersuppe“ (#72,559). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „icke“ bei #72,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

icke is uncommon German at frequency #72,561 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈɪkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "betontes „ich“".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for icke, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is icke, spelled I-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    betontes „ich“

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wer war det?“ – „Icke!“

Synonyms

ick

This word in other languages

me(English)moi(Français)

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 "icke"?
"icke" is spelled I-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪkə].
What does "icke" mean?
As a pronoun, "icke" means: betontes „ich“
How do you pronounce "icke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "icke" is [ˈɪkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "icke" come from?
"icke" 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 "icke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kala#72,585Geck#72,448mice#72,727mien#72,728

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list