blanke

[ˈblaŋkə]

/[ˈblaŋkə]/ adj

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The verdict

“blanke” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,273
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank

Corpus desk

Index DE-blanke · blanke · German

blanke · rank #24,273 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,273
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH biegt

Nearest frequency peer: biegt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „blanke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „blanke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blanke vs Blase
50% similar
blanke vs brake
67% similar
blanke vs blicke
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blanke
PropertyValue
Headwordblanke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈblaŋkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,273
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „blanke“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).blankeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „biegt“ (#24,272), „britisch“ (#24,274), „bezwingen“ (#24,271). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „blanke“ bei #24,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around blanke (IPA [ˈblaŋkə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,273 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for blanke, with forms such as "balnke", "bblanke", and "blakne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Blase", "brake", "blicke", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is blanke, spelled B-L-A-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balnke
  • bblanke
  • blakne
  • blanek
  • blankke
  • blannke
  • bllanke
  • blnake
  • lbanke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blanke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

balnke2bblanke1blakne2blanek2blankke1blannke1bllanke1blnake2
Edit distance from "blanke"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blanke"?
"blanke" is spelled B-L-A-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblaŋkə].
What does "blanke" mean?
As an adjective, "blanke" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
What words are commonly confused with "blanke"?
"blanke" is commonly confused with "Blase", "brake", "blicke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blanke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blanke" is [ˈblaŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blanke" come from?
"blanke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blanke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Böller#24,276Calais#24,278cities#24,281cotton#24,284

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

commons9 variantscustom9 variantsBasics9 variantseffects9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list