BlickvsblocktConfusable pair

Quick tell: Blick is a noun, blockt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Blick” is a noun and “blockt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#630
“Blick” frequency rank
#42,381
“blockt” frequency rank
43011
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Blick blockt
Definition (kurzes) Betrachten; Anschauen; das Erfassen von etwas mit den Augen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blocken

Where the eye mixes Blick and blockt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Blick
6 ch
blockt

Why the eye confuses Blick with blockt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blick is [blɪk] while blockt is [blɔkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Blick is recorded at frequency rank #630, classified as anoun, pronounced [blɪk]. blockt is at rank #42,381, tagged as averb, pronounced [blɔkt].

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 43011, this pair ranks #1,431,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Blick vs blockt

Shared letters: bckl. Private to "Blick": i. Private to "blockt": ot.

"Blick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "blockt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Blickbblick · bilck · blcik · blicck · blickk · blikc · bllick · lbick
  • blocktbblockt · blcokt · bllockt · blocckt · blockkt · blocktt · bloctk · blokct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Blick" and "blockt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Blick" is a noun and "blockt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Blick" vs "blockt" - which ranks higher?
"Blick" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #630 in our German list, against #42,381 for "blockt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Blick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "blockt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,431,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Blick" and "blockt" 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 #1,431,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list