Which to use
“blickt” and “blickte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,524
- “blickt” frequency rank
- #11,615
- “blickte” frequency rank
- 20139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blickt | blickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken |
Where the eye mixes blickt and blickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blickt and blickte
A purely visual mix-up. blickt ([blɪkt]) and blickte ([ˈblɪktə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “blickt” sits inside “blickte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blickt is recorded at frequency rank #8,524, classified as averb, pronounced [blɪkt]. blickte is at rank #11,615, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪktə].
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 20139, this pair ranks #1,900,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blickt vs blickte
Shared letters: bciklt. Private to "blickt": -. Private to "blickte": e.
"blickt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "blickte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blickt" and "blickte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "blickt" or "blickte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blickt" and "blickte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blickte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blickt" and "blickte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blickte vs blockt". 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 #1,900,838 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.