blocker
"blocker" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blocker” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,302 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,302
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blocker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,302 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “blocker” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for blocker is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #22,302 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for blocker, with forms such as "bblocker", "blcoker", and "bllocker". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "bloke", "blocks", "broker", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English blocker, blokker, bloker, blokkere, equivalent to block + -er. The correct English form is blocker, spelled B-L-O-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 2Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 3Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 4Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 5Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 6Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 7Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 8Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 9Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 10Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
- 11A person who roughly shapes a diamond.
- 12A person who blocks (stretches or moulds) or more generally makes knitted items, hats, books (or book covers), shoes, etc.
- 13A resident or member of a particular block.
Etymology
From Middle English blocker, blokker, bloker, blokkere, equivalent to block + -er.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bblocker,blcoker,bllocker,bloccker,blocekr,blockerr,blockker,blockre,blokcer,bolcker,lbocker
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blocker - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “blocker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-L-O-C-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “bloke” - see the side-by-side comparison. blocker vs bloke
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.