Which to use
“blocks” and “bloke” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,410
- “blocks” frequency rank
- #13,865
- “bloke” frequency rank
- 17275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blocks | bloke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of block | A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street. |
Where the eye mixes blocks and bloke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blocks and bloke
A purely visual mix-up. blocks (/blɑks/) and bloke (/bləʊk/) 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 17275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blocks is recorded at frequency rank #3,410, classified as anoun, pronounced /blɑks/. bloke is at rank #13,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bləʊk/.
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 17275, this pair ranks #452,499 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blocks vs bloke
Shared letters: bklo. Private to "blocks": cs. Private to "bloke": e.
"blocks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "bloke" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blocks" and "bloke" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blocks" vs "bloke" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "blocks" and "bloke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blocks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bloke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #452,499 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blocks" and "bloke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bloat vs bloke". 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 #452,499 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.