Which to use
“bloc” and “bob” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,609
- “bloc” frequency rank
- #3,662
- “bob” frequency rank
- 6271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloc | bob |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masse, gros morceau d’une matière pesante et dure, telle que la pierre, le marbre, le fer non encore travaillés. | Sorte de chapeau mou, souvent publicitaire. |
Where the eye mixes bloc and bob
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bloc vs bob
A purely visual mix-up. bloc (\blɔk\) and bob (\bɔb\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6271, 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\. bob is at rank #3,662, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔb\.
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 6271, this pair ranks #426,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bloc vs bob
Shared letters: bo. Private to "bloc": cl. Private to "bob": -.
"bloc" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "bob" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bloc ← bbloc · blco · blloc · blocc · bolc · lboc
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bloc" and "bob" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "bloc" or "bob" 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 "bloc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bob" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloc" and "bob" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bob vs bold". 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 #426,692 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.