schicke

[ˈʃɪkə]

/[ˈʃɪkə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schicke” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,720
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick

Corpus desk

Index DE-schicke · schicke · German

schicke · rank #6,720 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,720
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Satire

Nearest frequency peer: Satire (-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 „schicke“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schicke“ 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).

schicke vs Schock
57% similar
schicke vs schickt
86% similar
schicke vs Schiffe
57% similar

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

Key facts for schicke
PropertyValue
Headwordschicke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃɪkə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,720
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schicke“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Satire“ (#6,719), „Schrecken“ (#6,721), „saint“ (#6,718). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schicke“ bei #6,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around schicke (IPA [ˈʃɪkə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,720 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for schicke, with forms such as "cshicke", "scchicke", and "schcike". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schock", "schickt", "Schiffe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schicke, spelled S-C-H-I-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshicke
  • scchicke
  • schcike
  • schhicke
  • schiccke
  • schicek
  • schickke
  • schikce
  • scihcke
  • shcicke
  • sschicke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schicke - 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.

cshicke2scchicke1schcike2schhicke1schiccke1schicek2schickke1schikce2
Edit distance from "schicke"

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 "schicke"?
"schicke" is spelled S-C-H-I-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪkə].
What does "schicke" mean?
As an adjective, "schicke" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick
What words are commonly confused with "schicke"?
"schicke" is commonly confused with "Schock", "schickt", "Schiffe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schicke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schicke" is [ˈʃɪkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schicke" come from?
"schicke" 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 "schicke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vermute#6,740Vorgang#6,745Messung#6,694lebende#6,690

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

traurige11 variantsNikolaus11 variantsniedrige11 variantsKörpers11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list