blinktvsblocktWhat's the difference?

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

#33,480
“blinkt” frequency rank
#42,381
“blockt” frequency rank
75861
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blinkt blockt
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinken 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blocken

Where the eye mixes blinkt and blockt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. blinkt and blockt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
blinkt
6 ch
blockt

Look-alike desk: blinkt vs blockt

A purely visual mix-up. blinkt ([blɪŋkt]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

blinkt is recorded at frequency rank #33,480, classified as averb, pronounced [blɪŋkt]. 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 75861, this pair ranks #297,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of blinkt vs blockt

Shared letters: bklt. Private to "blinkt": in. Private to "blockt": co.

"blinkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "blockt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blinkt ← bblinkt · bilnkt · bliknt · blinkkt · blinktt · blinnkt · blintk · bllinkt
  • blockt ← bblockt · blcokt · bllockt · blocckt · blockkt · blocktt · bloctk · blokct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "blinkt" and "blockt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([blɪŋkt] versus [blɔkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "blinkt" or "blockt" show up more?
"blinkt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,480 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

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  • Full dictionary entry for "blinkt" 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 #297,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blinkt" and "blockt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blinkt vs blunt". 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 #297,649 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