blokes

/bləʊks/

//bləʊks// noun

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"blokes" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blokes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,700. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,700
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of bloke

Corpus desk

Index EN-blokes · blokes · English

blokes · rank #26,700 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,700
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH blindfolded

Nearest frequency peer: blindfolded (-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 “blokes”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “blokes” 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).

blokes vs books
67% similar
blokes vs broke
67% similar
blokes vs blues
67% similar

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

Key facts for blokes
PropertyValue
Headwordblokes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bləʊks/
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,700
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blokes”

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).blokeslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “blindfolded” (#26,699), “boomerang” (#26,701), “blanco” (#26,698). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blokes” is #26,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around blokes (IPA /bləʊks/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,700 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of bloke".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for blokes, with forms such as "bblokes", "blkoes", and "bllokes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "books", "broke", "blues", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is blokes, spelled B-L-O-K-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of bloke

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblokes
  • blkoes
  • bllokes
  • bloeks
  • blokess
  • blokkes
  • blokse
  • bolkes
  • lbokes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blokes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bblokes1blkoes2bllokes1bloeks2blokess1blokkes1blokse2bolkes2
Edit distance from "blokes"

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 "blokes"?
"blokes" is spelled B-L-O-K-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /bləʊks/.
What does "blokes" mean?
As a noun, "blokes" means: plural of bloke
What words are commonly confused with "blokes"?
"blokes" is commonly confused with "books", "broke", "blues". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blokes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blokes" is /bləʊks/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blokes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blanco#26,698biceps#26,697Breton#26,703beagle#26,693

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Borussia9 variantschalet9 variantschimes9 variantsclipper9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list