zick

[t͡sɪk]

/[t͡sɪk]/ verb

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The verdict

“zick” is uncommon German (frequency #51,050 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,050
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zicken

Corpus desk

Index DE-zick · zick · German

zick · rank #51,050 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,050
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitmangel

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitmangel (-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 „zick“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zick“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zick
PropertyValue
Headwordzick
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɪk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,050
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zick“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zickfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitmangel“ (#51,049), „Zimmerer“ (#51,051), „Zivilprozess“ (#51,052). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zick“ bei #51,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zick is uncommon German at frequency #51,050 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zicken".

No misspelling variants are generated for zick in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zick, spelled Z-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zicken

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 "zick"?
"zick" is spelled Z-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɪk].
What does "zick" mean?
As a verb, "zick" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zicken
How do you pronounce "zick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zick" is [t͡sɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zick" come from?
"zick" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Yeti#51,042ABGB#51,076Axis#51,134bent#51,154

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list