Which to use
“Blinker” is a noun and “blinkt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,969
- “Blinker” frequency rank
- #33,480
- “blinkt” frequency rank
- 63449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blinker | blinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil der Lichtanlage in Kraftfahrzeugen; zeigt die Richtung an, in die man abbiegen möchte | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinken |
Where the eye mixes Blinker and blinkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Blinker 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.
Why the eye confuses Blinker with blinkt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blinker is [ˈblɪŋkɐ] while blinkt is [blɪŋkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blinker is recorded at frequency rank #29,969, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɪŋkɐ]. 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 63449, this pair ranks #676,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Blinker vs blinkt
Shared letters: bikln. Private to "Blinker": er. Private to "blinkt": t.
"Blinker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blinkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Blinker" and "blinkt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Blinker" vs "blinkt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Blinker" and "blinkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Blinker" 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 #676,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blinker" and "blinkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blinker vs blonder". 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 #676,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.