gegucktvsgelocktTell them apart

Which to use

“geguckt” and “gelockt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,371
“geguckt” frequency rank
#21,268
“gelockt” frequency rank
30639
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geguckt gelockt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gucken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs locken

Where the eye mixes geguckt and gelockt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geguckt and gelockt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
geguckt
7 ch
gelockt

Look-alike desk: geguckt vs gelockt

A purely visual mix-up. geguckt ([ɡəˈɡʊkt]) and gelockt ([ɡəˈlɔkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geguckt is recorded at frequency rank #9,371, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡʊkt]. gelockt is at rank #21,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlɔkt].

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 30639, this pair ranks #1,743,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geguckt vs gelockt

Shared letters: cegkt. Private to "geguckt": u. Private to "gelockt": lo.

"geguckt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gelockt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geguckt ← egguckt · gegcukt · gegguckt · gegucckt · geguckkt · gegucktt · geguctk · gegukct
  • gelockt ← eglockt · gelcokt · gellockt · gelocckt · gelockkt · gelocktt · geloctk · gelokct

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geguckt" for "gelockt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈɡʊkt] versus [ɡəˈlɔkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "geguckt" vs "gelockt" - which ranks higher?
"geguckt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,371 in our German list, against #21,268 for "gelockt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geguckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gelockt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,743,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geguckt" and "gelockt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geleakt vs gelockt". 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 #1,743,939 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list