schicke

Name: schicke, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈʃɪkə]

/[ˈʃɪkə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“schicke” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,720 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#6,720
frequency rank, German: 7
letters: 11
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schick

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
Property	Value
Headword	schicke
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃɪkə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#6,720
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schicke” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schicke lands here:

#6,720

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schicke is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃɪkə]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,720 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “schicke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-I-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃɪkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Schock” - see the side-by-side comparison. schicke vs Schock
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.