Which to use
“bloquear” and “bloquearon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,879
- “bloquear” frequency rank
- #24,403
- “bloquearon” frequency rank
- 31282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloquear | bloquearon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impedir el tránsito, cerrar el paso. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de bloquear. |
Where the eye mixes bloquear and bloquearon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bloquear vs bloquearon
A purely visual mix-up. bloquear ([blokeˈaɾ]) and bloquearon ([blokeˈaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bloquear” sits inside “bloquearon”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bloquear is recorded at frequency rank #6,879, classified as averb, pronounced [blokeˈaɾ]. bloquearon is at rank #24,403, tagged as averb, pronounced [blokeˈaɾõn].
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 31282, this pair ranks #207,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bloquear vs bloquearon
Shared letters: abeloqru. Private to "bloquear": -. Private to "bloquearon": n.
"bloquear" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVVC · "bloquearon" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bloquear ← bbloquear · blloquear · bloqeuar · bloqquear · bloquaer · bloquearr · bloquera · blouqear
- bloquearon ← bbloquearon · blloquearon · bloqeuaron · bloqquearon · bloquaeron · bloqueaorn · bloquearno · bloquearonn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bloquear" for "bloquearon" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bloquear" or "bloquearon" show up more?
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 "bloquear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bloquearon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloquear" and "bloquearon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bloqueados vs bloquearon". 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 #207,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.