Blocks
[blɔks]
The verdict
“Blocks” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,525 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,525
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Block
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Blocks |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [blɔks] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,525 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Blocks” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Blocks is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [blɔks]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,525 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Blocks, with forms such as "bblocks", "blcoks", and "bllocks". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Bock", "Blogs", "books", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Blocks, spelled B-L-O-C-K-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Block
- 2Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Block
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Block
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Block
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Block
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bblocks,blcoks,bllocks,bloccks,blockks,blockss,blocsk,blokcs,bolcks,lbocks
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Blocks - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Blocks”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-L-O-C-K-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [blɔks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Bock” - see the side-by-side comparison. Blocks vs Bock
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.