gelocktvsgezocktWhich spelling fits?

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

#21,268
“gelockt” frequency rank
#21,992
“gezockt” frequency rank
43260
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelockt gezockt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs locken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zocken

Where the eye mixes gelockt and gezockt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelockt and gezockt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gelockt
7 ch
gezockt

Look-alike desk: gelockt vs gezockt

A purely visual mix-up. gelockt ([ɡəˈlɔkt]) and gezockt ([ɡəˈt͡sɔkt]) 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 a single letter - l in “gelockt” becomes z in “gezockt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gelockt is recorded at frequency rank #21,268, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlɔkt]. gezockt is at rank #21,992, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡sɔkt].

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 43260, this pair ranks #1,423,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gelockt vs gezockt

Shared letters: cegkot. Private to "gelockt": l. Private to "gezockt": z.

"gelockt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gezockt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gelockteglockt · gelcokt · gellockt · gelocckt · gelockkt · gelocktt · geloctk · gelokct
  • gezocktegzockt · geozckt · gezcokt · gezocckt · gezockkt · gezocktt · gezoctk · gezokct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gelockt" and "gezockt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlɔkt] versus [ɡəˈt͡sɔkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gelockt" or "gezockt" show up more?
"gelockt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,268 in our German list, against #21,992 for "gezockt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gelockt" and "gezockt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gelockt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gezockt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,423,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelockt" and "gezockt" 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 #1,423,691 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