Which to use
“blicke” and “blicken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,518
- “blicke” frequency rank
- #5,068
- “blicken” frequency rank
- 11586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blicke | blicken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken | seinen Blick auf jemanden/etwas wenden und es bewusst wahrnehmen |
Where the eye mixes blicke and blicken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. blicke runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against blicken's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses blicke with blicken
A purely visual mix-up. blicke ([ˈblɪkə]) and blicken ([ˈblɪkn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “blicke” sits inside “blicken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blicke is recorded at frequency rank #6,518, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪkə]. 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 11586, this pair ranks #1,969,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blicke vs blicken
Shared letters: bceikl. Private to "blicke": -. Private to "blicken": n.
"blicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blicken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blicke" and "blicken" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "blicke" or "blicken"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blicke" and "blicken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blicke" 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 #1,969,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blicke" and "blicken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bleche vs blicke". 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 #1,969,058 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.