Tricks

[tʁɪks]

/[tʁɪks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tricks” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,244
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Trick

Corpus desk

Index DE-tricks · Tricks · German

Tricks · rank #6,244 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,244
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH trinkt

Nearest frequency peer: trinkt (+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 „Tricks“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Tricks“ 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).

Tricks vs trink
50% similar
Tricks vs truck
50% similar
Tricks vs trips
50% similar

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

Key facts for Tricks
PropertyValue
HeadwordTricks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁɪks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,244
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tricks“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tricksliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „trinkt“ (#6,245), „Thailand“ (#6,242), „TSV“ (#6,246). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tricks“ bei #6,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Tricks (IPA [tʁɪks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,244 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tricks, with forms such as "rticks", "tircks", and "trciks". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "trink", "truck", "trips", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tricks, spelled T-R-I-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Trick
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Trick
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Trick
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Trick
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Trick

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rticks
  • tircks
  • trciks
  • triccks
  • trickks
  • trickss
  • tricsk
  • trikcs
  • trricks
  • ttricks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tricks - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rticks2tircks2trciks2triccks1trickks1trickss1tricsk2trikcs2
Edit distance from "Tricks"

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 "Tricks"?
"Tricks" is spelled T-R-I-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁɪks].
What does "Tricks" mean?
As a noun, "Tricks" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Trick
What words are commonly confused with "Tricks"?
"Tricks" is commonly confused with "trink", "truck", "trips". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tricks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tricks" is [tʁɪks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tricks" come from?
"Tricks" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trinkt#6,245Tablet#6,238Ostern#6,225Münzen#6,222

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

vereint10 variantsübliche10 variantsÜbungen10 variantsoberste10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list