Which to use
“blicken” and “bücken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,068
- “blicken” frequency rank
- #32,980
- “bücken” frequency rank
- 38048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blicken | bücken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Blick auf jemanden/etwas wenden und es bewusst wahrnehmen | den Oberkörper tief in Richtung Boden beugen |
Where the eye mixes blicken and bücken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blicken runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against bücken's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: blicken vs bücken
A purely visual mix-up. blicken ([ˈblɪkn̩]) and bücken ([ˈbʏkn̩]) 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 38048, 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]. bücken is at rank #32,980, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbʏkn̩].
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 38048, this pair ranks #1,574,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blicken vs bücken
Shared letters: bcekn. Private to "blicken": il. Private to "bücken": ü.
"blicken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "bücken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blicken ← bblicken · bilcken · blciken · bliccken · blicekn · blickenn · blickken · blickne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blicken" for "bücken" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blicken" or "bücken"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blicken" and "bücken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blicken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bücken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,574,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blicken" and "bücken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bücken vs bucket". 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 #1,574,171 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.