Which to use
“bloque” is a noun and “bloquea” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,139
- “bloque” frequency rank
- #11,725
- “bloquea” frequency rank
- 15864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloque | bloquea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trozo grande de un material sólido sin labrar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bloquear. |
Where the eye mixes bloque and bloquea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bloque and bloquea
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bloque is [ˈbloke] while bloquea is [bloˈkea]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bloque” sits inside “bloquea”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bloque is recorded at frequency rank #4,139, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbloke]. bloquea is at rank #11,725, tagged as averb, pronounced [bloˈkea].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15864, this pair ranks #278,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bloque vs bloquea
Shared letters: beloqu. Private to "bloque": -. Private to "bloquea": a.
"bloque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "bloquea" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bloque" for "bloquea" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bloque" vs "bloquea" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bloque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bloquea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloque" and "bloquea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bloquea vs bloqueen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #278,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.