Which to use
“bloc” is a noun and “bloques” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,609
- “bloc” frequency rank
- #42,191
- “bloques” frequency rank
- 44800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloc | bloques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masse, gros morceau d’une matière pesante et dure, telle que la pierre, le marbre, le fer non encore travaillés. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer. |
Same sound, different letters: bloc vs bloques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. bloc runs 4 letters (CCVC) against bloques's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - bloc and bloques
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bloc and bloques carry the same recorded pronunciation, \blɔk\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44800, 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\. bloques is at rank #42,191, tagged as averb, 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 44800, this pair ranks #207,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bloc vs bloques
Shared letters: blo. Private to "bloc": c. Private to "bloques": eqsu.
"bloc" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "bloques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bloc" for "bloques" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bloc" vs "bloques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"bloc" and "bloques" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "bloc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bloques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloc" and "bloques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bloques vs braqués". 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 #207,710 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.