Which to use
“blickt” and “blinkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,524
- “blickt” frequency rank
- #33,480
- “blinkt” frequency rank
- 42004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blickt | blinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinken |
Where the eye mixes blickt and blinkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blickt and blinkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses blickt with blinkt
A purely visual mix-up. blickt ([blɪkt]) and blinkt ([blɪŋkt]) 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 a single letter - c in “blickt” becomes n in “blinkt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42004, 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]. blinkt is at rank #33,480, tagged as averb, pronounced [blɪŋkt].
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 42004, this pair ranks #1,462,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blickt vs blinkt
Shared letters: biklt. Private to "blickt": c. Private to "blinkt": n.
"blickt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "blinkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blickt" for "blinkt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blickt" or "blinkt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blickt" and "blinkt" 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 "blinkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,462,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blickt" and "blinkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blinkt 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 #1,462,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.