Which to use
“blank” is an adjective and “Blick” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,878
- “blank” frequency rank
- #630
- “Blick” frequency rank
- 13508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blank | Blick |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (metallisch) hell schimmernd | (kurzes) Betrachten; Anschauen; das Erfassen von etwas mit den Augen |
Where the eye mixes blank and Blick
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. blank and Blick follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses blank with Blick
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blank is [blaŋk] while Blick is [blɪk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13508, 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]. Blick is at rank #630, tagged as anoun, pronounced [blɪk].
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 13508, this pair ranks #1,957,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blank vs Blick
Shared letters: bkl. Private to "blank": an. Private to "Blick": ci.
"blank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Blick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blank" and "Blick" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blank" or "Blick"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blank" and "Blick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blanca vs blank". 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 #1,957,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.