Klick

[klɪk]

/[klɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klick” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,726. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,726
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz für Klicklaut

Corpus desk

Index DE-klick · Klick · German

Klick · rank #5,726 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,726
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Junior

Nearest frequency peer: Junior (-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 „Klick“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Klick“ 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).

Klick vs kuck
40% similar
Klick vs Klima
60% similar
Klick vs kling
40% similar

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

Key facts for Klick
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlick
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klɪk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,726
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Klick“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Klickliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Junior“ (#5,725), „klug“ (#5,727), „Kommunen“ (#5,728). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klick“ bei #5,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Klick (IPA [klɪk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,726 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klick, with forms such as "kilck", "kklick", and "klcik". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kuck", "Klima", "kling", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Klick, spelled K-L-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz für Klicklaut
  2. 2
    kurz für Mausklick
  3. 3
    Entfernung von einem Kilometer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Stellung der Zunge und die Art des Atemholens bringt ganz verschiedene Klicks hervor.“
  2. Ein Klick genügt und Sie haben ein Zeitschriftenabo für das gesamte nächste Jahr.

Synonyms

AvulsivInjektivKlicklautKlixSauglautSchnalzSchnalzlautMausklick

This word in other languages

click(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kilck
  • kklick
  • klcik
  • klicck
  • klickk
  • klikc
  • kllick
  • lkick

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Klick - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kilck2kklick1klcik2klicck1klickk1klikc2kllick1lkick2
Edit distance from "Klick"

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 "Klick"?
"Klick" is spelled K-L-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [klɪk].
What does "Klick" mean?
As a noun, "Klick" means: kurz für Klicklaut
What words are commonly confused with "Klick"?
"Klick" is commonly confused with "kuck", "Klima", "kling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klick" is [klɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klick" come from?
"Klick" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hartz#5,719malen#5,735frühe#5,707Ethik#5,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Junior8 variantsnimmst8 variantsreiten8 variantsbring8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list