blicktevsblocktTell them apart

Which to use

“blickte” and “blockt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,615
“blickte” frequency rank
#42,381
“blockt” frequency rank
53996
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blickte blockt
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blocken

Where the eye mixes blickte and blockt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
blickte
6 ch
blockt

Why the eye confuses blickte with blockt

A purely visual mix-up. blickte ([ˈblɪktə]) and blockt ([blɔkt]) 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 53996, 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]. blockt is at rank #42,381, tagged as averb, pronounced [blɔkt].

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 53996, this pair ranks #1,036,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of blickte vs blockt

Shared letters: bcklt. Private to "blickte": ei. Private to "blockt": o.

"blickte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV  ·  "blockt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blicktebblickte · bilckte · blcikte · blicckte · blicket · blickkte · blicktte · blictke
  • blocktbblockt · blcokt · bllockt · blocckt · blockkt · blocktt · bloctk · blokct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "blickte" and "blockt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈblɪktə] versus [blɔkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "blickte" or "blockt"?
"blickte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,615 in our German list, against #42,381 for "blockt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "blickte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "blockt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,036,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blickte" and "blockt" 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 #1,036,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list