Which to use
“bloc” and “blocks” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,609
- “bloc” frequency rank
- #35,401
- “blocks” frequency rank
- 38010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloc | blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masse, gros morceau d’une matière pesante et dure, telle que la pierre, le marbre, le fer non encore travaillés. | Pluriel de block. |
Same sound, different letters: bloc vs blocks
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - bloc / blocks
This is the hard kind. bloc and blocks are pronounced identically (\blɔk\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bloc” sits inside “blocks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bloc is recorded at frequency rank #2,609, classified as anoun, pronounced \blɔk\. blocks is at rank #35,401, tagged as anoun, 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 38010, this pair ranks #258,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bloc vs blocks
Shared letters: bclo. Private to "bloc": -. Private to "blocks": ks.
"bloc" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "blocks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bloc" for "blocks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bloc" vs "blocks" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "bloc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blocks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloc" and "blocks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blocks vs bloques". 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 #258,346 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.