Blockade

/[blɔˈkaːdə]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,564

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Blockade is aGermannoun. It means: Sperrung von Zufahrtswegen, zum Beispiel um die Güterversorgung zu erschweren Pronounced [blɔˈkaːdə]. Often confused with Blockaden.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Blockade is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [blɔˈkaːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,564 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Blockade, with forms such as "bblockade", "blcokade", and "bllockade". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Blockaden", 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 Blockade, spelled B-L-O-C-K-A-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bblockade,blcokade,bllockade,blocakde,blocckade,blockadde,blockaed,blockdae,blockkade,blokcade,bolckade,lbockade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Blockade

Misspelling Variants of "Blockade"

bblockade9blcokade8bllockade9blocakde8blocckade9blockadde9blockaed8blockdae8
Misspelling Variants of "Blockade"

Frequency rank: #13,564 in German

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. 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.