Which to use
“Block” is a name and “blocs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,314
- “Block” frequency rank
- #6,682
- “blocs” frequency rank
- 21996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Block | blocs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille allemand. | Pluriel de bloc. |
Same sound, different letters: Block vs blocs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: Block vs blocs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Block and blocs 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 a single letter - k in “Block” becomes s in “blocs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21996, 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\. blocs is at rank #6,682, 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 21996, this pair ranks #360,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Block vs blocs
Shared letters: bclo. Private to "Block": k. Private to "blocs": s.
"Block" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blocs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "Block" / "blocs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Block" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blocs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Block" and "blocs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Block vs blot". 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 #360,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.