Which to use
“gekickt” and “gelockt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,638
- “gekickt” frequency rank
- #21,268
- “gelockt” frequency rank
- 65906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekickt | gelockt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kicken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs locken |
Where the eye mixes gekickt and gelockt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gekickt and gelockt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gekickt with gelockt
A purely visual mix-up. gekickt ([ɡəˈkɪkt]) 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 65906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekickt is recorded at frequency rank #44,638, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkɪkt]. 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 65906, this pair ranks #591,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gekickt vs gelockt
Shared letters: cegkt. Private to "gekickt": i. Private to "gelockt": lo.
"gekickt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelockt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gekickt" and "gelockt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gekickt" vs "gelockt" - which ranks higher?
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 "gekickt" 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 #591,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekickt" and "gelockt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekickt vs geknickt". 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 #591,001 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.