Which to use
“leckere” and “lockeren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,282
- “leckere” frequency rank
- #19,989
- “lockeren” frequency rank
- 31271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leckere | lockeren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lecker | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs locker |
Where the eye mixes leckere and lockeren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. leckere runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against lockeren's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between leckere and lockeren
A purely visual mix-up. leckere ([ˈlɛkəʁə]) and lockeren ([ˈlɔkəʁən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leckere is recorded at frequency rank #11,282, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛkəʁə]. lockeren is at rank #19,989, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɔkəʁən].
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 31271, this pair ranks #1,731,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leckere vs lockeren
Shared letters: ceklr. Private to "leckere": -. Private to "lockeren": no.
"leckere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lockeren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leckere" for "lockeren" ever safe?
Which is more common, "leckere" or "lockeren"?
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 "leckere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lockeren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,731,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leckere" and "lockeren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lackieren vs lockeren". 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 #1,731,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.