blocking

/ˈblɒkɪŋ/

//ˈblɒkɪŋ// verb

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"blocking" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blocking” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,860
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of block

Corpus desk

Index EN-blocking · blocking · English

blocking · rank #5,860 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,860
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blew

Nearest frequency peer: blew (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “blocking”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “blocking” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blocking vs blowing
75% similar
blocking vs booking
75% similar
blocking vs bucking
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blocking
PropertyValue
Headwordblocking
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈblɒkɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,860
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blocking”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).blockinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “blew” (#5,859), “brad” (#5,861), “Beijing” (#5,858). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blocking” is #5,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around blocking (IPA /ˈblɒkɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,860 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of block".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for blocking, with forms such as "bblocking", "blcoking", and "bllocking". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "blowing", "booking", "bucking", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is blocking, spelled B-L-O-C-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of block

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblocking
  • blcoking
  • bllocking
  • bloccking
  • blocikng
  • blockign
  • blockingg
  • blockinng
  • blockking
  • blocknig
  • blokcing
  • bolcking
  • lbocking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blocking - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bblocking1blcoking2bllocking1bloccking1blocikng2blockign2blockingg1blockinng1
Edit distance from "blocking"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blocking"?
"blocking" is spelled B-L-O-C-K-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈblɒkɪŋ/.
What does "blocking" mean?
As a verb, "blocking" means: present participle and gerund of block
What words are commonly confused with "blocking"?
"blocking" is commonly confused with "blowing", "booking", "bucking". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blocking"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blocking" is /ˈblɒkɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blocking" come from?
"blocking" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blocking", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

athletic#5,855climbing#5,865adjacent#5,851deadline#5,871

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

curriculum13 variantselectoral13 variantssterling13 variantssandwich13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list