schickt

[ʃɪkt]

/[ʃɪkt]/ verb

The verdict

“schickt” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,481 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,481
frequency rank, German
7
letters
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schicken

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schickt vs Schock
57% similar
schickt vs schiebt
71% similar
schickt vs Schlick
57% similar

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

Key facts for schickt
PropertyValue
Headwordschickt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃɪkt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,481
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schickt” 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). schickt lands here:

#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 schickt is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃɪkt]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,481 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for schickt, with forms such as "cshickt", "scchickt", and "schcikt". 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, "Schock", "schiebt", "Schlick", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schickt, spelled S-C-H-I-C-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schicken
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schicken
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schicken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshickt,scchickt,schcikt,schhickt,schicckt,schickkt,schicktt,schictk,schikct,scihckt,shcickt,sschickt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshickt2scchickt1schcikt2schhickt1schicckt1schickkt1schicktt1schictk2
Edit distance from "schickt"

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 "schickt"?
"schickt" is spelled S-C-H-I-C-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɪkt].
What does "schickt" mean?
As a verb, "schickt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schicken
What words are commonly confused with "schickt"?
"schickt" is commonly confused with "Schock", "schiebt", "Schlick". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schickt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schickt" is [ʃɪkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schickt" come from?
"schickt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “schickt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-I-C-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃɪkt] (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. schickt 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list