ticks
[…]
The verdict
“ticks” is uncommon German (frequency #90,976 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,976
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs tick
Corpus desk
Index DE-ticks · ticks · German
ticks · rank #90,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,976
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH thronen
Nearest frequency peer: thronen (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ticks“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Theaterwiss…
Theaterwissenschaft
9,029 corpus weight
- Themar
Themar
9,028 corpus weight
- thronen
thronen
9,026 corpus weight
- ticks
ticks
9,025 corpus weight
- tired
tired
9,022 corpus weight
- Tischtennis…
Tischtennisplatte
9,021 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ticks“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ticks |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #90,976 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ticks“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ticks is uncommon German at frequency #90,976 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs tick".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ticks, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ticks, spelled T-I-C-K-S.
Definition
- 1Plural des Substantivs tick
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 "ticks"?
What does "ticks" mean?
How do you pronounce "ticks"?
What language does "ticks" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ticks", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).