ticken

/[ˈtɪkn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,723

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

ticken is aGermanverb. It means: „Ticktack“ machen wie eine mechanische Uhr Pronounced [ˈtɪkn̩]. Often confused with tickt and Token.

Key facts for ticken
PropertyValue
Headwordticken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtɪkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,723
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ticken in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ticken is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɪkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,723 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for ticken, with forms such as "itcken", "tciken", and "ticcken". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "tickt", "Token", "Tieren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ticken, spelled T-I-C-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    „Ticktack“ machen wie eine mechanische Uhr
  2. 2
    typischerweise denken und handeln
  3. 3
    leicht mit der Fingerspitze berühren

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: itcken,tciken,ticcken,ticekn,tickenn,tickken,tickne,tikcen,tticken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ticken

Misspelling Variants of "ticken"

itcken6tciken6ticcken7ticekn6tickenn7tickken7tickne6tikcen6
Misspelling Variants of "ticken"

Frequency rank: #18,723 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ticken"?
"ticken" is spelled T-I-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɪkn̩].
What does "ticken" mean?
As a verb, "ticken" means: „Ticktack“ machen wie eine mechanische Uhr
What words are commonly confused with "ticken"?
"ticken" is commonly confused with "tickt", "Token", "Tieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ticken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ticken" is [ˈtɪkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ticken" come from?
"ticken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.