Which to use
“bloque” and “bloquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,531
- “bloque” frequency rank
- #4,833
- “bloquer” frequency rank
- 12364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloque | bloquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer. | Fermer par un blocus les avenues d'une place, les approches d'un port, etc, immobiliser par un blocus. |
Where the eye mixes bloque and bloquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bloque with bloquer
A purely visual mix-up. bloque (\blɔk\) and bloquer (\blɔ.ke\) 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 extra letter(s) - “bloque” sits inside “bloquer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bloque is recorded at frequency rank #7,531, classified as averb, pronounced \blɔk\. bloquer is at rank #4,833, tagged as averb, pronounced \blɔ.ke\.
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 12364, this pair ranks #405,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bloque vs bloquer
Shared letters: beloqu. Private to "bloque": -. Private to "bloquer": r.
"bloque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "bloquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bloque" and "bloquer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bloque" vs "bloquer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bloque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bloquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloque" and "bloquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bloque vs bloquez". 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 #405,564 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.