Which to use
“bloquean” and “bloquear” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,615
- “bloquean” frequency rank
- #6,879
- “bloquear” frequency rank
- 24494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloquean | bloquear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bloquear. | Impedir el tránsito, cerrar el paso. |
Where the eye mixes bloquean and bloquear
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bloquean vs bloquear
A purely visual mix-up. bloquean ([bloˈkeãn]) and bloquear ([blokeˈaɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “bloquean” becomes r in “bloquear”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bloquean is recorded at frequency rank #17,615, classified as averb, pronounced [bloˈkeãn]. bloquear is at rank #6,879, tagged as averb, pronounced [blokeˈaɾ].
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 24494, this pair ranks #240,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bloquean vs bloquear
Shared letters: abeloqu. Private to "bloquean": n. Private to "bloquear": r.
"bloquean" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVVC · "bloquear" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bloquean" and "bloquear" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bloquean" or "bloquear" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bloquean" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bloquear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloquean" and "bloquear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bloquean 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 #240,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.