Which to use
“leckeren” and “lockeren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,143
- “leckeren” frequency rank
- #19,989
- “lockeren” frequency rank
- 35132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leckeren | lockeren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lecker | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs locker |
Where the eye mixes leckeren and lockeren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. leckeren and lockeren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between leckeren and lockeren
A purely visual mix-up. leckeren ([ˈlɛkəʁən]) 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 a single letter - e in “leckeren” becomes o in “lockeren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leckeren is recorded at frequency rank #15,143, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛkəʁən]. 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 35132, this pair ranks #1,647,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leckeren vs lockeren
Shared letters: ceklnr. Private to "leckeren": -. Private to "lockeren": o.
"leckeren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "lockeren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leckeren" and "lockeren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leckeren" vs "lockeren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leckeren" and "lockeren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leckeren" 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 #1,647,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leckeren" 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 #1,647,295 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.