blinken
\ˈblɪŋkn̩\
The verdict
“blinken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clignoter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-blinken · blinken · French
blinken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | blinken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈblɪŋkn̩\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « blinken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
blinken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈblɪŋkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for blinken, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 French form is blinken, spelled B-L-I-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Clignoter.
- 2Mettre son clignotant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how blinken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Achtungg. Der Laster blinkt. Er will überholen!
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.