# lax vs Lok

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lax
*adjective · IPA [laks] · frequency rank #43,323*
nicht streng (in der Auslegung von Regeln)

### Lok
*noun · IPA [lɔk] · frequency rank #12,122*
Lokomotive

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lax-vs-lok