Which to use
“unblocked” and “unlocked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,983
- “unblocked” frequency rank
- #10,304
- “unlocked” frequency rank
- 58287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unblocked | unlocked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Not blocked (in various senses). | Not secured or protected by a lock. |
Letter map: unblocked vs unlocked
Shared letters muted; letters that set unblocked and unlocked apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. unblocked runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against unlocked's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: unblocked and unlocked
unblocked and unlocked are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unblocked is recorded at frequency rank #47,983, classified as anadj. unlocked is at rank #10,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ʌnˈlɑkt/.
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 58287, this pair ranks #113,575 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of unblocked vs unlocked
Shared letters: cdeklnou. Private to "unblocked": b. Private to "unlocked": -.
"unblocked" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "unlocked" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unblocked" for "unlocked" ever safe?
Which is more common, "unblocked" or "unlocked"?
What to do next
Pair "unblocked" vs "unlocked" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "unblocked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unlocked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,575 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unblocked" and "unlocked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unblock vs unblocked". 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 #113,575 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.