leckerenvslockererConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,143
“leckeren” frequency rank
#16,772
“lockerer” frequency rank
31915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature leckeren lockerer
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lecker Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs locker

Where the eye mixes leckeren and lockerer

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

8 ch
leckeren
8 ch
lockerer

Visual trap between leckeren and lockerer

A purely visual mix-up. leckeren ([ˈlɛkəʁən]) and lockerer ([ˈlɔkəʁɐ]) 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 31915, 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]. lockerer is at rank #16,772, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɔkəʁɐ].

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 31915, this pair ranks #1,718,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of leckeren vs lockerer

Shared letters: ceklr. Private to "leckeren": n. Private to "lockerer": o.

"leckeren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "lockerer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • leckerenelckeren · lcekeren · lecckeren · lecekren · leckeern · leckerenn · leckerne · leckerren
  • lockererlcokerer · llockerer · locckerer · locekrer · lockeerr · lockererr · lockerre · lockerrer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "leckeren" and "lockerer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlɛkəʁən] versus [ˈlɔkəʁɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "leckeren" vs "lockerer" - which ranks higher?
"leckeren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,143 in our German list, against #16,772 for "lockerer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "leckeren" and "lockerer" 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 "lockerer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,718,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "leckeren" and "lockerer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lockerer vs lockert". 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 #1,718,476 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