Which to use
“bloquées” is an adjective and “bloques” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,119
- “bloquées” frequency rank
- #42,191
- “bloques” frequency rank
- 65310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloquées | bloques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de bloqué. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe bloquer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bloquées and bloques apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bloquées is \blɔ.ke\ while bloques is \blɔk\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bloquées is recorded at frequency rank #23,119, classified as anadj, pronounced \blɔ.ke\. bloques is at rank #42,191, tagged as averb, 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 65310, this pair ranks #72,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bloquées vs bloques
Shared letters: beloqsu. Private to "bloquées": é. Private to "bloques": -.
"bloquées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVVC · "bloques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bloques ← bbloques · blloques · bloqeus · bloqques · bloquess · bloquse · blouqes · blqoues
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bloquées" and "bloques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bloquées" or "bloques"?
Remembering bloquées vs bloques
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “bloquées”; for a verb, it's “bloques”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bloquées” entry
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