blinken
[ˈblɪŋkn̩]
The verdict
“blinken” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,107. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,107
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rhythmisch kurze Lichtsignale aussenden
Corpus desk
Index DE-blinken · blinken · German
blinken · rank #28,107 · 11 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,107
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Blabla
Nearest frequency peer: Blabla (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “blinken”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Bibliothekar
Bibliothekar
71,897 corpus weight
- bisheriger
bisheriger
71,896 corpus weight
- Blabla
Blabla
71,895 corpus weight
- blinken
blinken
71,894 corpus weight
- Blockbuster
Blockbuster
71,893 corpus weight
- Bohne
Bohne
71,892 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “blinken” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blinken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈblɪŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,107 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “blinken” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around blinken (IPA [ˈblɪŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,107 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for blinken, with forms such as "bblinken", "bilnken", and "bliknen". 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, "blinkt", "bringen", "blonden", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 blinken, spelled B-L-I-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1rhythmisch kurze Lichtsignale aussenden
- 2den Fahrtrichtungsanzeiger im Auto benutzen, um anzuzeigen, dass man abbiegen oder überholen möchte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blinken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn beide Kontrollleuchten am Gerät blinken, ist die Tintenpatrone leer.
Die Sterne blinken am Himmel.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bblinken
- bilnken
- bliknen
- blinekn
- blinkenn
- blinkken
- blinkne
- blinnken
- bllinken
- blniken
- lbinken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blinken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blinken", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "blinken". Here's where to go from here.
- "blinken" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "blinkt". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #28,107 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.