Which to use
“Blechen” is a noun and “blicken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,972
- “Blechen” frequency rank
- #5,068
- “blicken” frequency rank
- 37040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blechen | blicken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Blech | seinen Blick auf jemanden/etwas wenden und es bewusst wahrnehmen |
Where the eye mixes Blechen and blicken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Blechen with blicken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blechen is [ˈblɛçn̩] while blicken is [ˈblɪkn̩]. 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 37040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blechen is recorded at frequency rank #31,972, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛçn̩]. blicken is at rank #5,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪkn̩].
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 37040, this pair ranks #1,600,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blechen vs blicken
Shared letters: bceln. Private to "Blechen": h. Private to "blicken": ik.
"Blechen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blicken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Blechen" and "blicken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Blechen" or "blicken" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Blechen" and "blicken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blicken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,600,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blechen" and "blicken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blechen 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 #1,600,339 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.