# blake vs blank

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### blake
*verb · IPA [ˈblaːkə] · frequency rank #16,939*
3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blaken

### blank
*adjective · IPA [blaŋk] · frequency rank #12,878*
(metallisch) hell schimmernd

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/blake-vs-blank