Which to use
“Blick” and “brink” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #630
- “Blick” frequency rank
- #37,421
- “brink” frequency rank
- 38051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blick | brink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (kurzes) Betrachten; Anschauen; das Erfassen von etwas mit den Augen | Rand, Kante (besonders an einem steil abfallenden Platz, ein Kliff oder eine Schlucht) |
Letter map: Blick vs brink
Shared letters muted; letters that set Blick and brink apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - Blick / brink
Blick and brink are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blick is recorded at frequency rank #630, classified as anoun, pronounced [blɪk]. brink is at rank #37,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 38051, this pair ranks #1,574,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Blick vs brink
Shared letters: bik. Private to "Blick": cl. Private to "brink": nr.
"Blick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "brink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Blick" and "brink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Blick" vs "brink" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Blick" vs "brink" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,574,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blick" and "brink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brink vs puzzles". 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 #1,574,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.