Wick
[wɪk]
The verdict
“Wick” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,553
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schottische Hafenstadt in der Region Caithness im Norden
Corpus desk
Index DE-wick · Wick · German
Wick · rank #35,553 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #35,553
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Westend
Nearest frequency peer: Westend (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Wick”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- wehrlos
wehrlos
64,452 corpus weight
- weiterzufüh…
weiterzuführen
64,450 corpus weight
- Westend
Westend
64,449 corpus weight
- Wick
Wick
64,448 corpus weight
- widerlicher
widerlicher
64,447 corpus weight
- Willenskraft
Willenskraft
64,445 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Wick” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wick |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [wɪk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #35,553 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Wick” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Wick (IPA [wɪk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,553 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schottische Hafenstadt in der Region Caithness im Norden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wick, with forms such as "iwck", "wcik", and "wicck". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wie", "wir", "Wil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wick, spelled W-I-C-K.
Definition
- 1schottische Hafenstadt in der Region Caithness im Norden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wick appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er trat als Hauptattraktion in Hotels, Clubs und sogar Theatern zwischen Newcastle und Wick auf.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iwck
- wcik
- wicck
- wickk
- wikc
- wwick
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wick - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wick", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Wick". Here's where to go from here.
- "Wick" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "wie". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #35,553 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.