Which to use
“Block” is a name and “blocks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,314
- “Block” frequency rank
- #35,401
- “blocks” frequency rank
- 50715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Block | blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille allemand. | Pluriel de block. |
Same sound, different letters: Block vs blocks
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Block and blocks
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Block and blocks carry the same recorded pronunciation, \blɔk\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Block” sits inside “blocks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Block is recorded at frequency rank #15,314, classified as aname, 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 50715, this pair ranks #160,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Block vs blocks
Shared letters: bcklo. Private to "Block": -. Private to "blocks": s.
"Block" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blocks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Block" and "blocks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Block" or "blocks" show up more?
What to do next
"Block" and "blocks" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "Block" 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 #160,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Block" 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 #160,521 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.