Block

/[blɔk]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,947

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Block is aGermannoun. It means: großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig Pronounced [blɔk]. It ranks #3,947 in German word frequency. Often confused with Blog and blöd.

Key facts for Block
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[blɔk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,947
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Block in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Block is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [blɔk]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,947 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Block, with forms such as "bblock", "blcok", and "bllock". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Blog", "blöd", "Bock", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Block, spelled B-L-O-C-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
  2. 2
    ein Stapel Papierblätter, welche miteinander verklebt oder verdrahtet sind und nach Bedarf abgerissen werden können.
  3. 3
    einheitlich auftretender Zusammenschluss von Parteien oder Staaten
  4. 4
    Häuserkomplex, der nicht von Straßen durchschnitten wird
  5. 5
    eine Rolle, über die ein Tauwerk umgeleitet wird
  6. 6
    Abwehr eines Balles
  7. 7
    hölzernes Instrument, mit dem mehrere Gliedmaßen gleichzeitig befestigt werden können
  8. 8
    Briefmarke(n) mit umgebendem, meist verziertem Rand
  9. 9
    kurz für Blockstruktur
  10. 10
    zusammenhängender Teil eines Kraftwerks

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bblock,blcok,bllock,blocck,blockk,blokc,bolck,lbock

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Block

Misspelling Variants of "Block"

bblock6blcok5bllock6blocck6blockk6blokc5bolck5lbock5
Misspelling Variants of "Block"

Frequency rank: #3,947 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Block"?
"Block" is spelled B-L-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [blɔk].
What does "Block" mean?
As a noun, "Block" means: großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
What words are commonly confused with "Block"?
"Block" is commonly confused with "Blog", "blöd", "Bock". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Block"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Block" is [blɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Block" come from?
"Block" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.