Which to use
“blob” and “blocs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,344
- “blob” frequency rank
- #42,549
- “blocs” frequency rank
- 68893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blob | blocs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. | plural of bloc |
Where the eye mixes blob and blocs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. blob runs 4 letters (CCVC) against blocs's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: blob vs blocs
A purely visual mix-up. blob (/blɒb/) and blocs (/blɑks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blob is recorded at frequency rank #26,344, classified as anoun, pronounced /blɒb/. blocs is at rank #42,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced /blɑks/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68893, this pair ranks #56,920 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blob vs blocs
Shared letters: blo. Private to "blob": -. Private to "blocs": cs.
"blob" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "blocs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blob" for "blocs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blob" vs "blocs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blocs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,920 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blob" and "blocs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blocs vs BRICS". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #56,920 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.