Which to use
“wink” and “winkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,970
- “wink” frequency rank
- #16,607
- “winkt” frequency rank
- 39577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wink | winkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winken |
Where the eye mixes wink and winkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses wink with winkt
A purely visual mix-up. wink ([vɪŋk]) and winkt ([vɪŋkt]) 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) - “wink” sits inside “winkt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wink is recorded at frequency rank #22,970, classified as averb, pronounced [vɪŋk]. winkt is at rank #16,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɪŋkt].
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 39577, this pair ranks #1,532,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wink vs winkt
Shared letters: iknw. Private to "wink": -. Private to "winkt": t.
"wink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "winkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wink" for "winkt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wink" or "winkt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wink" and "winkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wink" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "winkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,532,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wink" and "winkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "went vs wink". 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 #1,532,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.