Which to use
“blank” is an adjective and “brink” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,878
- “blank” frequency rank
- #37,421
- “brink” frequency rank
- 50299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blank | brink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (metallisch) hell schimmernd | Rand, Kante (besonders an einem steil abfallenden Platz, ein Kliff oder eine Schlucht) |
Letter map: blank vs brink
Shared letters muted; letters that set blank and brink apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for blank / brink
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blank is anadjective and brinkanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50299, 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]. brink is at rank #37,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 50299, this pair ranks #1,178,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blank vs brink
Shared letters: bkn. Private to "blank": al. Private to "brink": ir.
"blank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "brink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blank" for "brink" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blank" vs "brink" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "blank" and "brink".
- Full dictionary entry for "blank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,178,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blank" and "brink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brink vs puzzles". 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 #1,178,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.