Which to use
“Block” is a name and “blocus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,314
- “Block” frequency rank
- #11,182
- “blocus” frequency rank
- 26496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Block | blocus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille allemand. | Siège d’une ville, d’un port, d’une position, d’un pays pour lui couper toute communication avec l’extérieur. |
Where the eye mixes Block and blocus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Block with blocus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Block is \blɔk\ while blocus is \blɔ.kys\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26496, 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\. blocus is at rank #11,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced \blɔ.kys\.
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 26496, this pair ranks #334,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Block vs blocus
Shared letters: bclo. Private to "Block": k. Private to "blocus": su.
"Block" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blocus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Block" and "blocus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Block" or "blocus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Block" and "blocus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Block" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blocus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Block" and "blocus" 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 #334,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.