bloc
French, noun/blɔk/
bloc is spelled B-L-O-C (4 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written French, the 2,619th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bloc is a French masculine noun meaning “a block (e.g., of wood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Masse, gros morceau d’une matière pesante et dure, telle que la pierre, le marbre, le fer non encore…”.
What does bloc mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea block (e.g., of wood)
- 2
masculinea bloc, an alliance
- 3
masculinea pad of paper
- 4
masculineblock (of memory, of code)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Masse, gros morceau d’une matière pesante et dure, telle que la pierre, le marbre, le fer non encore travaillés. 2. Bloc erratique 3. Masse de pierre qui a été taillée avant d’être transportée à pied d’œuvre pour une construction. 4. Pâté de maisons ou de constructions diverses situé entre des rues perpendiculaires.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bloc
- blocs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bloc?
- /blɔk/
- \blɔk\
- [blɔk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bloc
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bloc in French?
bloc appears 31 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).