bloque

\blɔk\

/\blɔk\/ verb

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The verdict

“bloque” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,531
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bloque · bloque · French

bloque · rank #7,531 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,531
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bis

Nearest frequency peer: bis (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bloque »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bloque » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bloque vs blue
67% similar
bloque vs boue
67% similar
bloque vs brique
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bloque
PropertyValue
Headwordbloque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\blɔk\
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,531
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bloque »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bloquese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bis » (#7,530), « brillante » (#7,532), « BBC » (#7,529). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bloque » est au #7,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bloque (IPA \blɔk\), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,531 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bloque, with forms such as "bbloque", "blloque", and "bloqeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "blue", "boue", "brique", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bloque, spelled B-L-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe bloquer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe bloquer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe bloquer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bloque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Une autre mesure de sécurité routière consiste en un dispositif anti-démarrage (EAD) relié à un éthylotest électronique qui bloque le moteur si le chauffeur qui a soufflé dans l’appareil présente un taux d’alcoolémie supérieur à la limité légale.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbloque
  • blloque
  • bloqeu
  • bloqque
  • blouqe
  • blqoue
  • bolque
  • lboque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bloque - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbloque1blloque1bloqeu2bloqque1blouqe2blqoue2bolque2lboque2
Edit distance from "bloque"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bloque"?
"bloque" is spelled B-L-O-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \blɔk\.
What does "bloque" mean?
As a verb, "bloque" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.
What words are commonly confused with "bloque"?
"bloque" is commonly confused with "blue", "boue", "brique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bloque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bloque" is \blɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bloque" come from?
"bloque" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bloque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cabine#7,535center#7,539amical#7,519détenu#7,556

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

brûlé8 variantsshort8 variantsFerrari8 variantspéril8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list