Blockade

[blɔˈkaːdə]

/[blɔˈkaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Blockade” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,564
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sperrung von Zufahrtswegen, zum Beispiel um die Güterversorgung zu erschweren

Corpus desk

Index DE-blockade · Blockade · German

Blockade · rank #13,564 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,564
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bezahlten

Nearest frequency peer: bezahlten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Blockade“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Blockade“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Blockade vs Blockaden
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Blockade
PropertyValue
HeadwordBlockade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[blɔˈkaːdə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,564
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Blockade“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Blockadeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bezahlten“ (#13,563), „Bücherei“ (#13,565), „Betriebsrat“ (#13,562). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Blockade“ bei #13,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Blockade (IPA [blɔˈkaːdə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,564 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blockade, with forms such as "bblockade", "blcokade", and "bllockade". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Blockaden", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Blockade, spelled B-L-O-C-K-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sperrung von Zufahrtswegen, zum Beispiel um die Güterversorgung zu erschweren
  2. 2
    auffällige Markierung, zum Beispiel ein schwarzes Viereck, die der Setzer an Stellen einfügt, die noch unklar sind
  3. 3
    reversible Bewegungseinschränkung eines Gelenkes
  4. 4
    Unterbrechung der Reizweiterleitung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Blockade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei Atommülltransporten gibt es oft Blockaden von Demonstranten.
  2. „Mitteleuropa wurde so weitgehend abgeschnitten von Lieferungen aus neutralen Ländern; jeder Durchbruch der Blockade wurde zum lebensgefährlichen Abenteuer, das immer weniger Kapitäne der Handelsmarine auf sich nahmen.“

Synonyms

Eye-Catcher

This word in other languages

blockade(English)bloqueo(Español)blocus(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblockade
  • blcokade
  • bllockade
  • blocakde
  • blocckade
  • blockadde
  • blockaed
  • blockdae
  • blockkade
  • blokcade
  • bolckade
  • lbockade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blockade - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bblockade1blcokade2bllockade1blocakde2blocckade1blockadde1blockaed2blockdae2
Edit distance from "Blockade"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Blockade"?
"Blockade" is spelled B-L-O-C-K-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [blɔˈkaːdə].
What does "Blockade" mean?
As a noun, "Blockade" means: Sperrung von Zufahrtswegen, zum Beispiel um die Güterversorgung zu erschweren
What words are commonly confused with "Blockade"?
"Blockade" is commonly confused with "Blockaden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Blockade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Blockade" is [blɔˈkaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Blockade" come from?
"Blockade" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Blockade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bücherei#13,565besetzte#13,560belegten#13,557Baumarkt#13,553

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

bestellte12 variantsDozenten12 variantsauszuüben12 variantsansetzen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list