blöken
[ˈbløːkn̩]
The verdict
“blöken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - laut und langgezogen schreien, brüllen
Corpus desk
Index DE-bloken · blöken · German
blöken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blöken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈbløːkn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „blöken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
blöken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbløːkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
blöken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is blöken, spelled B-L-Ö-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1laut und langgezogen schreien, brüllen
- 2sich unangemessen laut und meist unpassend äußern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blöken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Lämmer blöken auf der Weide.
Sie habe es schon immer gewusst, blökte die Frau zum wiederholten Male.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.