Which to use
“bloc” and “bloco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,370
- “bloc” frequency rank
- #2,307
- “bloco” frequency rank
- 43677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bloc | bloco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bloco | massa volumosa e compacta de uma substância pesada |
Where the eye mixes bloc and bloco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bloc vs bloco
A purely visual mix-up. bloc (/'blok/) and bloco (/ˈblɔ.ku/) 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) - “bloc” sits inside “bloco”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bloc is recorded at frequency rank #41,370, classified as anoun, pronounced /'blok/. bloco is at rank #2,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈblɔ.ku/.
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 43677, this pair ranks #21,946 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bloc vs bloco
Shared letters: bclo. Private to "bloc": -. Private to "bloco": -.
"bloc" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "bloco" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bloc" for "bloco" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bloc" or "bloco" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bloc" and "bloco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bloc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bloco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,946 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bloc" and "bloco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bloc vs bolor". 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 #21,946 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.