blicke

[ˈblɪkə]

/[ˈblɪkə]/ verb

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The verdict

“blicke” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,518
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken

Corpus desk

Index DE-blicke · blicke · German

blicke · rank #6,518 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,518
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blase

Nearest frequency peer: Blase (-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 „blicke“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „blicke“ 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).

blicke vs Block
50% similar
blicke vs brick
67% similar
blicke vs Brücke
50% similar

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

Key facts for blicke
PropertyValue
Headwordblicke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈblɪkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,518
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „blicke“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Blase“ (#6,517), „breiter“ (#6,519), „Bewerber“ (#6,516). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „blicke“ bei #6,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around blicke (IPA [ˈblɪkə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,518 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for blicke, with forms such as "bblicke", "bilcke", and "blcike". 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, "Block", "brick", "Brücke", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 blicke, spelled B-L-I-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblicke
  • bilcke
  • blcike
  • bliccke
  • blicek
  • blickke
  • blikce
  • bllicke
  • lbicke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bblicke1bilcke2blcike2bliccke1blicek2blickke1blikce2bllicke1
Edit distance from "blicke"

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 "blicke"?
"blicke" is spelled B-L-I-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɪkə].
What does "blicke" mean?
As a verb, "blicke" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blicken
What words are commonly confused with "blicke"?
"blicke" is commonly confused with "Block", "brick", "Brücke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blicke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blicke" is [ˈblɪkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blicke" come from?
"blicke" 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 "blicke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Antifa#6,503fester#6,534Mantel#6,561Spende#6,472

Similar misspelling depth

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

ernannt9 variantsgeheime9 variantsMärkte9 variantsNummern9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list