kicken
\ˈkɪkn̩\
The verdict
“kicken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner des coups de pied.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kicken · kicken · French
kicken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kicken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈkɪkn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kicken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kicken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈkɪkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for kicken in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is kicken, spelled K-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Donner des coups de pied.
- 2Jouer au football.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fußball ist in Katar kein Breitensport, und für Mädchen gibt es praktisch keine Chance zu kicken.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.