Blockpartei
German, noun[ˈblɔkpaʁˌtaɪ̯]
Blockpartei is spelled B-L-O-C-K-P-A-R-T-E-I (11 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blockpartei is a German feminine noun meaning “bloc party (alternative political party that exists pro forma in what is de facto a one-party system)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Partei, die mit andern einen Parteienblock bildet”.
What does Blockpartei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebloc party (alternative political party that exists pro forma in what is de facto a one-party system)
Die Blockparteien der DDR bekleideten zwar verschiedene Ämter, hatten aber keinerlei politische Eigenständigkeit.
- 2
derogatoryfeminineone of the main parties in a democratic system insofar as they are considered conformist and interchangeable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partei, die mit andern einen Parteienblock bildet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Blockpartei
- Blockparteien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Blockpartei?
- [ˈblɔkpaʁˌtaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Blockpartei in German?
Blockpartei appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).