# blockage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblɒkɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #28,841

## Definitions
1. The state or condition of being blocked.
2. The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.
3. Occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing that is causing it; as:
4. Occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing that is causing it; as:

## Etymology
From block + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **blockade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blockade-vs-blockage)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bblockage`, `blcokage`, `bllockage`, `blocakge`, `blocckage`, `blockaeg`, `blockagge`, `blockgae`, `blockkage`, `blokcage`, `bolckage`, `lbockage`

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