Which to use
“blinken” and “blinkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,107
- “blinken” frequency rank
- #33,480
- “blinkt” frequency rank
- 61587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blinken | blinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rhythmisch kurze Lichtsignale aussenden | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinken |
Where the eye mixes blinken and blinkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blinken runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against blinkt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: blinken vs blinkt
A purely visual mix-up. blinken ([ˈblɪŋkn̩]) 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 61587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blinken is recorded at frequency rank #28,107, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪŋkn̩]. 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 61587, this pair ranks #744,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blinken vs blinkt
Shared letters: bikln. Private to "blinken": e. Private to "blinkt": t.
"blinken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blinkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blinken" and "blinkt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "blinken" or "blinkt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "blinken" and "blinkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blinken" 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 #744,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blinken" 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 #744,171 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.