bloke

/bləʊk/

//bləʊk// noun

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"bloke" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bloke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,865
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bloke · bloke · English

bloke · rank #13,865 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,865
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blasting

Nearest frequency peer: blasting (-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 “bloke”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bloke” 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).

bloke vs bok
60% similar
bloke vs Boe
40% similar
bloke vs book
60% similar

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

Key facts for bloke
PropertyValue
Headwordbloke
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bləʊk/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,865
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bloke”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).blokelands 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 “blasting” (#13,864), “blond” (#13,866), “blames” (#13,863). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bloke” is #13,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bloke (IPA /bləʊk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,865 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bloke, with forms such as "bbloke", "blkoe", and "blloke". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bok", "Boe", "book", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Origin unknown; the following borrowings have been hypothesized: * From a modern Celtic language, such as Irish bloc (“block”) or Scottish Gaelic ploc (“large, stubborn person”, literally “block of wood”), themselves borrowings from English block * From Hin… The correct English form is bloke, spelled B-L-O-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
  2. 2
    An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype.
  3. 3
    A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner.
  4. 4
    (A lower deck term for) the captain or executive officer of a warship, especially one regarded as tough on discipline and punishment.
  5. 5
    An anglophone (English-speaking) man.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bloke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He accordingly opened it [a letter], and read as follows:– "Tim put on the tats yesterday and went out a durry-nakin on the shadows, gadding a hoof. He buzzed a bloak and a shakester of a yack and a skin. […]" […] we will lay before our readers a translation of the slang document:– "Tim dressed himself in rags yesterday, and went out disguised as a beggar…
  2. Now I tell yer straight, I don't call it square for two big bloaks like us to tackle [i.e., steal from] one poor woman, and she a widder, and p'raps as 'ard up as us; it isn't English.

Etymology

Origin unknown; the following borrowings have been hypothesized: * From a modern Celtic language, such as Irish bloc (“block”) or Scottish Gaelic ploc (“large, stubborn person”, literally “block of wood”), themselves borrowings from English block * From Hindustani لوک (lok) / लोक (lok, “people, folk”) or Shelta loke (“man”).

This word in other languages

tío(Español)type(Français)Kerl(Deutsch)cara(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbloke
  • blkoe
  • blloke
  • bloek
  • blokke
  • bolke
  • lboke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bloke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbloke1blkoe2blloke1bloek2blokke1bolke2lboke2
Edit distance from "bloke"

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 "bloke"?
"bloke" is spelled B-L-O-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /bləʊk/.
What does "bloke" mean?
As a noun, "bloke" means: A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
What words are commonly confused with "bloke"?
"bloke" is commonly confused with "bok", "Boe", "book". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bloke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bloke" is /bləʊk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bloke"?
Origin unknown; the following borrowings have been hypothesized: * From a modern Celtic language, such as Irish bloc (“block”) or Scottish Gaelic ploc (“large, stubborn person”, literally “block of wood”), themselves borrowings from English block ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blond#13,866bowel#13,872amend#13,854bulbs#13,876

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

boogie7 variantsAmelia7 variantscater7 variantswoven7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list