Tic
German, noun/tɪk/
Tic is spelled T-I-C (3 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tic is a German masculine noun meaning “tic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unkontrollierte Muskelkontraktion”.
What does Tic mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetic
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unkontrollierte Muskelkontraktion
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Tic
- Tics genitive
- Tick alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tic?
- /tɪk/
- [tɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tic
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tic in German?
Tic appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).