thick
[θɪk]
The verdict
“thick” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht dünn, dick
Corpus desk
Index DE-thick · thick · German
thick · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thick |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [θɪk] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „thick“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
thick is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [θɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
thick has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is thick, spelled T-H-I-C-K.
Definition
- 1nicht dünn, dick
- 2etwas misst eine bestimmte Anzahl von Einheiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how thick appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I love my toast with a thick helping of butter.
The walls are two metres thick.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.