Which to use
“wink” and “winkte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,970
- “wink” frequency rank
- #37,900
- “winkte” frequency rank
- 60870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wink | winkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs winken |
Where the eye mixes wink and winkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wink runs 4 letters (CVCC) against winkte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wink and winkte
A purely visual mix-up. wink ([vɪŋk]) and winkte ([ˈvɪŋktə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “wink” sits inside “winkte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60870, 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]. winkte is at rank #37,900, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪŋktə].
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 60870, this pair ranks #770,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wink vs winkte
Shared letters: iknw. Private to "wink": -. Private to "winkte": et.
"wink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "winkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wink" for "winkte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wink" vs "winkte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wink" and "winkte" 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 "winkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #770,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wink" and "winkte" 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 #770,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.