Which to use
“blank” and “blanke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,878
- “blank” frequency rank
- #24,273
- “blanke” frequency rank
- 37151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blank | blanke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (metallisch) hell schimmernd | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank |
Where the eye mixes blank and blanke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blank with blanke
A purely visual mix-up. blank ([blaŋk]) and blanke ([ˈblaŋkə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “blank” sits inside “blanke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blank is recorded at frequency rank #12,878, classified as anadj, pronounced [blaŋk]. blanke is at rank #24,273, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblaŋkə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37151, this pair ranks #1,597,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blank vs blanke
Shared letters: abkln. Private to "blank": -. Private to "blanke": e.
"blank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blanke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blank" for "blanke" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blank" vs "blanke" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blanke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,597,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blank" and "blanke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blanca vs blanke". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,597,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.