tickt

[tɪkt]

/[tɪkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“tickt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,742. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,742
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-tickt · tickt · German

tickt · rank #17,742 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,742
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH testet

Nearest frequency peer: testet (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „tickt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „tickt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

tickt vs tit
60% similar
tickt vs Trick
40% similar
tickt vs tippt
60% similar

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

Key facts for tickt
PropertyValue
Headwordtickt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tɪkt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,742
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tickt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ticktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „testet“ (#17,741), „Tribut“ (#17,743), „Tankstellen“ (#17,740). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tickt“ bei #17,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tickt (IPA [tɪkt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,742 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tickt, with forms such as "itckt", "tcikt", and "ticckt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "tit", "Trick", "tippt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is tickt, spelled T-I-C-K-T.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itckt
  • tcikt
  • ticckt
  • tickkt
  • ticktt
  • tictk
  • tikct
  • ttickt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tickt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

itckt2tcikt2ticckt1tickkt1ticktt1tictk2tikct2ttickt1
Edit distance from "tickt"

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 "tickt"?
"tickt" is spelled T-I-C-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tɪkt].
What does "tickt" mean?
As a verb, "tickt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ticken
What words are commonly confused with "tickt"?
"tickt" is commonly confused with "tit", "Trick", "tippt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tickt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tickt" is [tɪkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tickt" come from?
"tickt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tickt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list