Which to use
“blicke” and “blickte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,518
- “blicke” frequency rank
- #11,615
- “blickte” frequency rank
- 18133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blicke | blickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken |
Where the eye mixes blicke and blickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blicke and blickte
A purely visual mix-up. blicke ([ˈblɪkə]) and blickte ([ˈblɪktə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18133, 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]. 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 18133, this pair ranks #1,921,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blicke vs blickte
Shared letters: bceikl. Private to "blicke": -. Private to "blickte": t.
"blicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blickte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blicke" and "blickte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blicke" or "blickte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blicke" 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 #1,921,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blicke" 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 #1,921,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.