BlockvsblocktWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Block is a noun, blockt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Block” is a noun and “blockt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,947
“Block” frequency rank
#42,381
“blockt” frequency rank
46328
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Block blockt
Definition großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blocken

Where the eye mixes Block and blockt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Block
6 ch
blockt

Visual trap between Block and blockt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Block is [blɔk] while blockt is [blɔkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Block” sits inside “blockt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46328, 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]. blockt is at rank #42,381, tagged as averb, pronounced [blɔkt].

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 46328, this pair ranks #1,322,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Block vs blockt

Shared letters: bcklo. Private to "Block": -. Private to "blockt": t.

"Block" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "blockt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Blockbblock · blcok · bllock · blocck · blockk · blokc · bolck · lbock
  • blocktbblockt · blcokt · bllockt · blocckt · blockkt · blocktt · bloctk · blokct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Block" and "blockt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Block" is a noun and "blockt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Block" or "blockt"?
"Block" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,947 in our German list, against #42,381 for "blockt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Block" and "blockt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Block" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "blockt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,322,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Block" and "blockt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blinkt 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 #1,322,853 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list