blicke vs blickten, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set blicke and blickten apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

blicke

8 ch

blickten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

blicke ← bblicke · bilcke · blcike · bliccke · blicek · blickke · blikce · bllicke
blickten ← bblickten · bilckten · blcikten · blicckten · blicketn · blickkten · blicktenn · blicktne

Frequency comparison

blicke#6,518

blickten#39,251

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "blicke" and "blickten" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈblɪkə] versus [ˈblɪktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "blicke" or "blickten"?

"blicke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,518 in our German list, against #39,251 for "blickten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering blicke vs blickten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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