Which to use
“blicke” and “blickten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,518
- “blicke” frequency rank
- #39,251
- “blickten” frequency rank
- 45769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blicke | blickten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken |
Where the eye mixes blicke and blickten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. blicke runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against blickten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between blicke and blickten
A purely visual mix-up. blicke ([ˈblɪkə]) and blickten ([ˈblɪktn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45769, 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]. blickten is at rank #39,251, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪktn̩].
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 45769, this pair ranks #1,341,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blicke vs blickten
Shared letters: bceikl. Private to "blicke": -. Private to "blickten": nt.
"blicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blickten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blicke" and "blickten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blicke" vs "blickten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "blicke" and "blickten" 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 "blickten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,341,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blicke" and "blickten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beichten vs blickten". 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 #1,341,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.