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bloc/Bloch/Block/blocks/blocs/bloque/bloquent/bloques

"bloc" is a noun; "Bloch" is a name - grammar picks the spelling, not sound. Size rank #3 of 9,139 French groups.

Data vintage 2026-05-06

Grammar picks the spelling

Same sound, different grammar: "bloc" arrives as a noun, while "Bloch" is a name. Once the sentence role is fixed, only one spelling fits.

Spelling pairs in this cluster

Shared stem "bloc" then splits - "bloc" (4 letters) vs "Bloch" (5).
Shared stem "bloc" then splits - "bloc" (4 letters) vs "Block" (5).
Shared stem "bloc" then splits - "bloc" (4 letters) vs "blocks" (6).
Shared stem "bloc" then splits - "bloc" (4 letters) vs "blocs" (5).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "bloc" (4 letters) vs "bloque" (6).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "bloc" (4 letters) vs "bloquent" (8).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "bloc" (4 letters) vs "bloques" (7).
Single-letter fork: "Bloch" keeps h, "Block" writes k at letter 5.
Shared stem "bloc" then splits - "Bloch" (5 letters) vs "blocks" (6).
Single-letter fork: "Bloch" keeps h, "blocs" writes s at letter 5.
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "Bloch" (5 letters) vs "bloque" (6).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "Bloch" (5 letters) vs "bloquent" (8).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "Bloch" (5 letters) vs "bloques" (7).
Shared stem "block" then splits - "Block" (5 letters) vs "blocks" (6).
Single-letter fork: "Block" keeps k, "blocs" writes s at letter 5.
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "Block" (5 letters) vs "bloque" (6).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "Block" (5 letters) vs "bloquent" (8).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "Block" (5 letters) vs "bloques" (7).
Shared stem "bloc" then splits - "blocks" (6 letters) vs "blocs" (5).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "blocks" (6 letters) vs "bloque" (6).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "blocks" (6 letters) vs "bloquent" (8).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "blocks" (6 letters) vs "bloques" (7).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "blocs" (5 letters) vs "bloque" (6).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "blocs" (5 letters) vs "bloquent" (8).
Shared stem "blo" then splits - "blocs" (5 letters) vs "bloques" (7).
Shared stem "bloque" then splits - "bloque" (6 letters) vs "bloquent" (8).
Shared stem "bloque" then splits - "bloque" (6 letters) vs "bloques" (7).
Shared stem "bloque" then splits - "bloquent" (8 letters) vs "bloques" (7).

Orthographic DNA of this cluster

Shared letters across bloc, Bloch, Block, blocks, blocs, bloque, bloquent, bloques: blo. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

bloc
4 letters · 1 vowels · shape CCVC
Inventory bclo · private c
Bloch
5 letters · 1 vowels · shape CCVCC
Inventory bchlo · private ch
Block
5 letters · 1 vowels · shape CCVCC
Inventory bcklo · private ck
blocks
6 letters · 1 vowels · shape CCVCCC
Inventory bcklos · private cks
blocs
5 letters · 1 vowels · shape CCVCC
Inventory bclos · private cs
bloque
6 letters · 3 vowels · shape CCVCVV
Inventory beloqu · private equ
bloquent
8 letters · 3 vowels · shape CCVCVVCC
Inventory belnoqtu · private enqtu
bloques
7 letters · 3 vowels · shape CCVCVVC
Inventory beloqsu · private eqsu

Pick the spelling from the meaning

Write "bloc" when you mean: Masse, gros morceau d’une matière pesante et dure, telle que la pierre, le marbre, le fer non encore travaillés.
Write "Bloch" when you mean: Nom de famille d'origine allemande.
Write "Block" when you mean: Nom de famille allemand.
Write "blocks" when you mean: Pluriel de block.
Write "blocs" when you mean: Pluriel de bloc.
Write "bloque" when you mean: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.
Write "bloquent" when you mean: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.
Write "bloques" when you mean: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.

Known mistypes of these spellings

Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.

bloc ← bbloc · blco · blloc · blocc · bolc · lboc
Bloch ← bbloch · blcoh · blloch · blocch · blochh · blohc
Block ← bblock · blcok · bllock · blocck · blockk · blokc
blocks ← bblocks · blcoks · bllocks · bloccks · blockks · blockss
blocs ← bblocs · blcos · bllocs · bloccs · blocss · blosc
bloque ← bbloque · blloque · bloqeu · bloqque · blouqe · blqoue
bloquent ← bbloquent · blloquent · bloqeunt · bloqquent · bloquennt · bloquentt
bloques ← bbloques · blloques · bloqeus · bloqques · bloquess · bloquse

Each spelling

bloc

noun · /\blɔk\/ · #2,609 frequency

Masse, gros morceau d’une matière pesante et dure, telle que la pierre, le marbre, le fer non encore travaillés.

Bloch

name · /\blɔk\/ · #24,495 frequency

Nom de famille d'origine allemande.

Block

name · /\blɔk\/ · #15,314 frequency

Nom de famille allemand.

blocks

noun · /\blɔk\/ · #35,401 frequency

Pluriel de block.

blocs

noun · /\blɔk\/ · #6,682 frequency

Pluriel de bloc.

bloque

verb · /\blɔk\/ · #7,531 frequency

Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.

bloquent

verb · /\blɔk\/ · #18,667 frequency

Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.

bloques

verb · /\blɔk\/ · #42,191 frequency

Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.