Which to use
“blinkt” is a verb and “brink” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,480
- “blinkt” frequency rank
- #37,421
- “brink” frequency rank
- 70901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blinkt | brink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blinken | Rand, Kante (besonders an einem steil abfallenden Platz, ein Kliff oder eine Schlucht) |
Letter map: blinkt vs brink
Shared letters muted; letters that set blinkt and brink apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. blinkt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against brink's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - blinkt and brink
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blinkt is averb and brinkanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70901, 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]. brink is at rank #37,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 70901, this pair ranks #432,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blinkt vs brink
Shared letters: bikn. Private to "blinkt": lt. Private to "brink": r.
"blinkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "brink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blinkt" and "brink" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blinkt" vs "brink" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "blinkt" and "brink".
- Full dictionary entry for "blinkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blinkt" and "brink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brink vs puzzles". 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 #432,558 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.