nickte

/[ˈnɪktə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,687

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

nickte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nicken Pronounced [ˈnɪktə]. Often confused with Nike and Nicole.

Key facts for nickte
PropertyValue
Headwordnickte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈnɪktə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,687
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nickte is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnɪktə]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,687 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 nickte, with forms such as "inckte", "ncikte", and "nicckte". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Nike", "Nicole", "nick", 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 nickte, spelled N-I-C-K-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nicken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nicken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nicken
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nicken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inckte,ncikte,nicckte,nicket,nickkte,nicktte,nictke,nikcte,nnickte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nickte

Misspelling Variants of "nickte"

inckte6ncikte6nicckte7nicket6nickkte7nicktte7nictke6nikcte6
Misspelling Variants of "nickte"

Frequency rank: #25,687 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nickte"?
"nickte" is spelled N-I-C-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɪktə].
What does "nickte" mean?
As a verb, "nickte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs nicken
What words are commonly confused with "nickte"?
"nickte" is commonly confused with "Nike", "Nicole", "nick". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nickte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nickte" is [ˈnɪktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nickte" come from?
"nickte" 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 N 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.