Which to use
“blockierte” and “blockierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,441
- “blockierte” frequency rank
- #45,810
- “blockierten” frequency rank
- 86251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blockierte | blockierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blockiert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blockiert |
Where the eye mixes blockierte and blockierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blockierte with blockierten
A purely visual mix-up. blockierte ([blɔˈkiːɐ̯tə]) and blockierten ([blɔˈkiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “blockierte” sits inside “blockierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blockierte is recorded at frequency rank #40,441, classified as anadj, pronounced [blɔˈkiːɐ̯tə]. blockierten is at rank #45,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [blɔˈkiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 86251, this pair ranks #96,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blockierte vs blockierten
Shared letters: bceiklort. Private to "blockierte": -. Private to "blockierten": n.
"blockierte" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCV · "blockierten" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blockierte ← bblockierte · blcokierte · bllockierte · blocckierte · blocikerte · blockeirte · blockieret · blockierrte
- blockierten ← bblockierten · blcokierten · bllockierten · blocckierten · blocikerten · blockeirten · blockieretn · blockierrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blockierte" and "blockierten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blockierte" vs "blockierten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blockierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blockierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blockierte" and "blockierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blockieren 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 #96,452 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.