blocky
/ˈblɑk.i/adjective
blocky is spelled B-L-O-C-K-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, blocky means “Resembling a block in shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blocky?
| Letters | 6: B-L-O-C-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is blocky?
Blocky appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce blocky?
- US /ˈblɑk.i/
- UK /ˈblɒk.i/
Blocky has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-blocky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blocky?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as blocky from its last stressed vowel (/ɑki/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of blocky
- blockier comparative
- blockiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blocky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a block in shape.
The oldest video games had crude, blocky graphics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blocky come from?
From block + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).