Which to use
“blockiert” is a verb and “blockierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,399
- “blockiert” frequency rank
- #40,441
- “blockierte” frequency rank
- 46840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blockiert | blockierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs blockieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blockiert |
Where the eye mixes blockiert and blockierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blockiert and blockierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blockiert is [blɔˈkiːɐ̯t] while blockierte is [blɔˈkiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “blockiert” sits inside “blockierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blockiert is recorded at frequency rank #6,399, classified as averb, pronounced [blɔˈkiːɐ̯t]. blockierte is at rank #40,441, tagged as anadj, pronounced [blɔˈkiːɐ̯tə].
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 46840, this pair ranks #1,305,137 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blockiert vs blockierte
Shared letters: bceiklort. Private to "blockiert": -. Private to "blockierte": -.
"blockiert" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC · "blockierte" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- blockiert ← bblockiert · blcokiert · bllockiert · blocckiert · blocikert · blockeirt · blockierrt · blockiertt
- blockierte ← bblockierte · blcokierte · bllockierte · blocckierte · blocikerte · blockeirte · blockieret · blockierrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blockiert" and "blockierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blockiert" or "blockierte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blockiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blockierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,305,137 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blockiert" and "blockierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blockierte vs blockierten". 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 #1,305,137 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.