Which to use
“blocked” is an adjective and “blocker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,214
- “blocked” frequency rank
- #22,302
- “blocker” frequency rank
- 26516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blocked | blocker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded. | Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. |
Letter map: blocked vs blocker
Shared letters muted; letters that set blocked and blocker apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: blocked vs blocker
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blocked is anadjective and blockeranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “blocked” becomes r in “blocker”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blocked is recorded at frequency rank #4,214, classified as anadj, pronounced /blɑkt/. blocker is at rank #22,302, tagged as anoun.
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 26516, this pair ranks #386,117 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blocked vs blocker
Shared letters: bceklo. Private to "blocked": d. Private to "blocker": r.
"blocked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "blocker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "blocked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blocker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,117 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blocked" and "blocker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bicker vs blocker". 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 #386,117 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.