bloque

[ˈbloke]

/[ˈbloke]/ noun

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The verdict

“bloque” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,139
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trozo grande de un material sólido sin labrar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bloque · bloque · Spanish

bloque · rank #4,139 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,139
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bosques

Nearest frequency peer: bosques (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “bloque”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “bloque” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

bloque vs blue
67% similar
bloque vs buque
67% similar
bloque vs bosque
67% similar

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

Key facts for bloque
PropertyValue
Headwordbloque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbloke]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,139
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bloque”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.bloquecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bosques” (#4,140), “campamento” (#4,141), “amenazas” (#4,136). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bloque” va en #4,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bloque (IPA [ˈbloke]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,139 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bloque, with forms such as "bbloque", "blloque", and "bloqeu". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "blue", "buque", "bosque", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is bloque, spelled B-L-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trozo grande de un material sólido sin labrar.
  2. 2
    Agrupación de casas delimitadas por calles.
  3. 3
    Edificio con cierta cantidad de espacios habitables, generalmente muy parecidos entre sí. Generalmente pequeños (de no más de cuatro plantas) y sin ascensor.
  4. 4
    Teléfono celular anticuado de gran tamaño.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. las ventanas de los bloques y los neones de los boliches empezaban a encenderse.

Synonyms

manzanacuadraladrillo

This word in other languages

block(English)bloc(Français)Block(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbloque
  • blloque
  • bloqeu
  • bloqque
  • blouqe
  • blqoue
  • bolque
  • lboque
  • vloque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbloque1blloque1bloqeu2bloqque1blouqe2blqoue2bolque2lboque2
Edit distance from "bloque"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bloque"?
"bloque" is spelled B-L-O-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbloke].
What does "bloque" mean?
As a noun, "bloque" means: Trozo grande de un material sólido sin labrar.
What words are commonly confused with "bloque"?
"bloque" is commonly confused with "blue", "buque", "bosque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bloque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bloque" is [ˈbloke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bloque" come from?
"bloque" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

creada#4,146Thomas#4,123dulces#4,156exceso#4,162

Similar misspelling depth

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

seamos9 variantslargos9 variantsquerida9 variantspastor9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list