Which to use
“blickte” and “blinkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,615
- “blickte” frequency rank
- #33,480
- “blinkt” frequency rank
- 45095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blickte | blinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinken |
Where the eye mixes blickte and blinkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blickte runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against blinkt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses blickte with blinkt
A purely visual mix-up. blickte ([ˈblɪktə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45095, 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]. 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 45095, this pair ranks #1,364,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blickte vs blinkt
Shared letters: biklt. Private to "blickte": ce. Private to "blinkt": n.
"blickte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "blinkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blickte" and "blinkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "blickte" vs "blinkt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "blickte" and "blinkt" 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 "blinkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,364,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blickte" 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 #1,364,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.