Which to use
“blickten” and “blinken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,251
- “blickten” frequency rank
- #28,107
- “blinken” frequency rank
- 67358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blickten | blinken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs blicken | rhythmisch kurze Lichtsignale aussenden |
Where the eye mixes blickten and blinken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. blickten runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against blinken's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between blickten and blinken
A purely visual mix-up. blickten ([ˈblɪktn̩]) and blinken ([ˈblɪŋkn̩]) 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 67358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blickten is recorded at frequency rank #39,251, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪktn̩]. blinken is at rank #28,107, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪŋkn̩].
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 67358, this pair ranks #542,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blickten vs blinken
Shared letters: beikln. Private to "blickten": ct. Private to "blinken": -.
"blickten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "blinken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blickten" and "blinken" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blickten" vs "blinken" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "blickten" and "blinken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blickten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blinken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #542,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blickten" and "blinken" 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 #542,770 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.