Which to use
“blanke” and “blanken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,273
- “blanke” frequency rank
- #38,647
- “blanken” frequency rank
- 62920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blanke | blanken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank |
Where the eye mixes blanke and blanken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blanke and blanken
A purely visual mix-up. blanke ([ˈblaŋkə]) and blanken ([ˈblaŋkn̩]) 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) - “blanke” sits inside “blanken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blanke is recorded at frequency rank #24,273, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈblaŋkə]. blanken is at rank #38,647, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblaŋkn̩].
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 62920, this pair ranks #695,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blanke vs blanken
Shared letters: abekln. Private to "blanke": -. Private to "blanken": -.
"blanke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blanken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blanke" and "blanken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blanke" or "blanken" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blanke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blanken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #695,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blanke" and "blanken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bilanzen vs blanken". 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 #695,342 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.