blanken

[ˈblaŋkn̩]

/[ˈblaŋkn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“blanken” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,647
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-blanken · blanken · German

blanken · rank #38,647 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,647
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH billigere

Nearest frequency peer: billigere (-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 „blanken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „blanken“ 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).

blanken vs blauen
71% similar
blanken vs blasen
71% similar
blanken vs blicken
71% similar

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

Key facts for blanken
PropertyValue
Headwordblanken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈblaŋkn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,647
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „blanken“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).blankenliegt 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: „billigere“ (#38,646), „bleich“ (#38,648), „bleiche“ (#38,649). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „blanken“ bei #38,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around blanken (IPA [ˈblaŋkn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,647 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for blanken, with forms such as "balnken", "bblanken", and "blaknen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "blauen", "blasen", "blicken", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is blanken, spelled B-L-A-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balnken
  • bblanken
  • blaknen
  • blanekn
  • blankenn
  • blankken
  • blankne
  • blannken
  • bllanken
  • blnaken
  • lbanken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blanken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

balnken2bblanken1blaknen2blanekn2blankenn1blankken1blankne2blannken1
Edit distance from "blanken"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bleiche#38,649Brummen#38,658bummeln#38,660Cardiff#38,664

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

billigere11 variantsdiagonal11 variantsDrehort11 variantsAuslagen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list