Which to use
“Blick” is a noun and “blickte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #630
- “Blick” frequency rank
- #11,615
- “blickte” frequency rank
- 12245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blick | blickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (kurzes) Betrachten; Anschauen; das Erfassen von etwas mit den Augen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken |
Where the eye mixes Blick and blickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Blick with blickte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blick is [blɪk] while blickte is [ˈblɪktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Blick” sits inside “blickte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blick is recorded at frequency rank #630, classified as anoun, pronounced [blɪk]. blickte is at rank #11,615, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪktə].
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 12245, this pair ranks #1,965,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blick vs blickte
Shared letters: bcikl. Private to "Blick": -. Private to "blickte": et.
"Blick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blickte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Blick" for "blickte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Blick" or "blickte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blickte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blick" and "blickte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blickte 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 #1,965,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.