Which to use
“Bleche” is a noun and “blicke” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,184
- “Bleche” frequency rank
- #6,518
- “blicke” frequency rank
- 51702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bleche | blicke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Blech | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken |
Where the eye mixes Bleche and blicke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bleche vs blicke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bleche is [ˈblɛçə] while blicke is [ˈblɪkə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bleche is recorded at frequency rank #45,184, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛçə]. blicke is at rank #6,518, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪkə].
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 51702, this pair ranks #1,125,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bleche vs blicke
Shared letters: bcel. Private to "Bleche": h. Private to "blicke": ik.
"Bleche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bleche" for "blicke" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Bleche" vs "blicke" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Bleche" and "blicke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bleche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blicke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,125,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bleche" and "blicke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bleche vs Blocher". 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 #1,125,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.