# bloc

> English word · Noun · IPA /blɒk/ · frequency rank #12,922

## Definitions
1. A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
2. A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French bloc (“group, block”), ultimately of Old Dutch origin, from Frankish or Proto-West Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”). Doublet of block.

## Easily confused with
- **bo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bo)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-box)
- **bob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bob)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bro)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bow)
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-boo)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bot)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bon)
- **BTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-btc)
- **Boi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-boi)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bop)
- **bog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bog)
- **BOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bom)
- **boa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-boa)
- **bod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bod)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bor)
- **bok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bok)
- **bol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-bol)
- **Boe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloc-vs-boe)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbloc`, `blco`, `blloc`, `blocc`, `bolc`, `lboc`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bloc