Which to use
“blank” is a noun and “Block” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,898
- “blank” frequency rank
- #15,314
- “Block” frequency rank
- 60212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blank | Block |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie principale d’une canne à lancer, faite d’un ou plusieurs brins en bambou, fibre de verre ou de carbone... | Nom de famille allemand. |
Where the eye mixes blank and Block
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between blank and Block
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blank is \blɑ̃k\ while Block is \blɔk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blank is recorded at frequency rank #44,898, classified as anoun, pronounced \blɑ̃k\. Block is at rank #15,314, tagged as aname, pronounced \blɔk\.
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 60212, this pair ranks #98,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blank vs Block
Shared letters: bkl. Private to "blank": an. Private to "Block": co.
"blank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Block" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blank" for "Block" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "blank" or "Block" 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 "blank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Block" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blank" and "Block" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs blank". 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 #98,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.