Which to use
“blicke” and “blitze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,518
- “blicke” frequency rank
- #23,866
- “blitze” frequency rank
- 30384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blicke | blitze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blitzen |
Where the eye mixes blicke and blitze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blicke vs blitze
A purely visual mix-up. blicke ([ˈblɪkə]) and blitze ([ˈblɪt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30384, 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]. blitze is at rank #23,866, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪt͡sə].
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 30384, this pair ranks #1,748,987 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blicke vs blitze
Shared letters: beil. Private to "blicke": ck. Private to "blitze": tz.
"blicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blitze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "blicke" and "blitze" 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 "blitze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,748,987 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blicke" and "blitze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blitze vs blitzt". 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 #1,748,987 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.