Which to use
“blanke” is an adjective and “blinkt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,273
- “blanke” frequency rank
- #33,480
- “blinkt” frequency rank
- 57753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blanke | blinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinken |
Where the eye mixes blanke and blinkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blanke and blinkt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blanke is [ˈblaŋkə] while blinkt is [blɪŋkt]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57753, 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]. blinkt is at rank #33,480, tagged as averb, pronounced [blɪŋkt].
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 57753, this pair ranks #889,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blanke vs blinkt
Shared letters: bkln. Private to "blanke": ae. Private to "blinkt": it.
"blanke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blinkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blanke" and "blinkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blanke" or "blinkt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blanke" and "blinkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blanke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blinkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #889,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blanke" and "blinkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blinkt vs blockt". 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 #889,105 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.