bloquéevsbloquezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: bloquée is a adjective, bloquez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bloquée” is an adjective and “bloquez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,722
“bloquée” frequency rank
#42,770
“bloquez” frequency rank
54492
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bloquée bloquez
Definition Féminin singulier de bloqué. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bloquée and bloquez apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
bloquée
7 ch
bloquez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bloquée and bloquez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \blɔ.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bloquée is recorded at frequency rank #11,722, classified as anadj, pronounced \blɔ.ke\. bloquez is at rank #42,770, 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 54492, this pair ranks #133,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bloquée vs bloquez

Shared letters: beloqu. Private to "bloquée": é. Private to "bloquez": z.

"bloquée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV  ·  "bloquez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bloquezbbloquez · blloquez · bloqeuz · bloqquez · bloquezz · bloquze · blouqez · blqouez

Frequency comparison

bloquée#11,722
bloquez#42,770

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bloquée" and "bloquez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bloquée" is an adjective and "bloquez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "bloquée" or "bloquez"?
"bloquée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,722 in our French list, against #42,770 for "bloquez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering bloquée vs bloquez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “bloquée”; for a verb, it's “bloquez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bloquée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list