Which to use
“blickte” and “blickten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,615
- “blickte” frequency rank
- #39,251
- “blickten” frequency rank
- 50866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blickte | blickten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken |
Where the eye mixes blickte and blickten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: blickte vs blickten
A purely visual mix-up. blickte ([ˈblɪktə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “blickte” sits inside “blickten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blickte is recorded at frequency rank #11,615, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪktə]. 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 50866, this pair ranks #1,157,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blickte vs blickten
Shared letters: bceiklt. Private to "blickte": -. Private to "blickten": n.
"blickte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "blickten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blickte" and "blickten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "blickte" or "blickten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "blickte" and "blickten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blickte" 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 #1,157,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blickte" 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 #1,157,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.