Which to use
“Block” and “Blocks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,947
- “Block” frequency rank
- #19,525
- “Blocks” frequency rank
- 23472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Block | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Block |
Where the eye mixes Block and Blocks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Block with Blocks
A purely visual mix-up. Block ([blɔk]) and Blocks ([blɔks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Block” sits inside “Blocks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Block is recorded at frequency rank #3,947, classified as anoun, pronounced [blɔk]. Blocks is at rank #19,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced [blɔks].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23472, this pair ranks #1,860,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Block vs Blocks
Shared letters: bcklo. Private to "Block": -. Private to "Blocks": s.
"Block" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Blocks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Block" and "Blocks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Block" or "Blocks" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Block" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blocks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Block" and "Blocks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blocks vs blockt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,860,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.