zick
[t͡sɪk]
The verdict
“zick” is uncommon German (frequency #51,050 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,050
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zicken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zick |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɪk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #51,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zick” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zick is uncommon German at frequency #51,050 among 37,643 “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
- 12. 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.
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Using “zick”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-I-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.