Which to use
“blockbuster” and “blockbusters” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,249
- “blockbuster” frequency rank
- #43,297
- “blockbusters” frequency rank
- 72546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blockbuster | blockbusters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carton, gros titre, succès commercial. | Pluriel de blockbuster. |
Same sound, different letters: blockbuster vs blockbusters
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. blockbuster runs 11 letters (CCVCCCVCCVC) against blockbusters's 12 (CCVCCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: blockbuster vs blockbusters
This is the hard kind. blockbuster and blockbusters are pronounced identically (\blɔk.bə.stœʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “blockbuster” sits inside “blockbusters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blockbuster is recorded at frequency rank #29,249, classified as anoun, pronounced \blɔk.bə.stœʁ\. blockbusters is at rank #43,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced \blɔk.bə.stœʁ\.
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 72546, this pair ranks #43,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blockbuster vs blockbusters
Shared letters: bceklorstu. Private to "blockbuster": -. Private to "blockbusters": -.
"blockbuster" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC · "blockbusters" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blockbuster ← bblockbuster · blcokbuster · bllockbuster · blocbkuster · blocckbuster · blockbbuster · blockbsuter · blockbusetr
- blockbusters ← bblockbusters · blcokbusters · bllockbusters · blocbkusters · blocckbusters · blockbbusters · blockbsuters · blockbusetrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blockbuster" for "blockbusters" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blockbuster" vs "blockbusters" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "blockbuster" / "blockbusters". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "blockbuster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blockbusters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #43,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.