Which to use
“bloquean” is a verb and “bloques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,615
- “bloquean” frequency rank
- #7,258
- “bloques” frequency rank
- 24873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloquean | bloques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bloquear. | Forma del plural de bloque. |
Where the eye mixes bloquean and bloques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bloquean vs bloques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bloquean is [bloˈkeãn] while bloques is [ˈblokes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24873, 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]. bloques is at rank #7,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈblokes].
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 24873, this pair ranks #239,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bloquean vs bloques
Shared letters: beloqu. Private to "bloquean": an. Private to "bloques": s.
"bloquean" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVVC · "bloques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bloquean" and "bloques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bloquean" or "bloques"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bloquean" and "bloques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bloquean" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bloques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloquean" and "bloques" 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 #239,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.