Which to use
“blicken” and “blickten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,068
- “blicken” frequency rank
- #39,251
- “blickten” frequency rank
- 44319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blicken | blickten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Blick auf jemanden/etwas wenden und es bewusst wahrnehmen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken |
Where the eye mixes blicken and blickten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. blicken runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against blickten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses blicken with blickten
A purely visual mix-up. blicken ([ˈblɪkn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blicken is recorded at frequency rank #5,068, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪkn̩]. 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 44319, this pair ranks #1,390,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blicken vs blickten
Shared letters: bceikln. Private to "blicken": -. Private to "blickten": t.
"blicken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blickten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blicken" and "blickten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blicken" or "blickten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blicken" 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 #1,390,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blicken" 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 #1,390,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.