Which to use
“Blick” is a noun and “blieb” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #630
- “Blick” frequency rank
- #987
- “blieb” frequency rank
- 1617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blick | blieb |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (kurzes) Betrachten; Anschauen; das Erfassen von etwas mit den Augen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben |
Where the eye mixes Blick and blieb
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Blick and blieb
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blick is [blɪk] while blieb is [bliːp]. 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 1617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blick is recorded at frequency rank #630, classified as anoun, pronounced [blɪk]. blieb is at rank #987, tagged as averb, pronounced [bliːp].
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 1617, this pair ranks #2,004,016 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blick vs blieb
Shared letters: bil. Private to "Blick": ck. Private to "blieb": e.
"Blick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blieb" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Blick" for "blieb" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Blick" vs "blieb" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "blieb" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,016 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blick" and "blieb" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bic vs Blick". 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 #2,004,016 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.