Which to use
“blicke” is a verb and “Blinker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,518
- “blicke” frequency rank
- #29,969
- “Blinker” frequency rank
- 36487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blicke | Blinker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken | Teil der Lichtanlage in Kraftfahrzeugen; zeigt die Richtung an, in die man abbiegen möchte |
Where the eye mixes blicke and Blinker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blicke and Blinker
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blicke is [ˈblɪkə] while Blinker is [ˈblɪŋkɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36487, 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]. Blinker is at rank #29,969, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɪŋkɐ].
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 36487, this pair ranks #1,614,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blicke vs Blinker
Shared letters: beikl. Private to "blicke": c. Private to "Blinker": nr.
"blicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Blinker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blicke" and "Blinker" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "blicke" or "Blinker" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blicke" and "Blinker" 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 "Blinker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,614,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blicke" and "Blinker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blinker vs blonder". 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 #1,614,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.