Which to use
“leckerer” is an adjective and “lockere” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,151
- “leckerer” frequency rank
- #18,321
- “lockere” frequency rank
- 49472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leckerer | lockere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs lecker | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lockern |
Where the eye mixes leckerer and lockere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. leckerer runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against lockere's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between leckerer and lockere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leckerer is [ˈlɛkəʁɐ] while lockere is [ˈlɔkəʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leckerer is recorded at frequency rank #31,151, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛkəʁɐ]. lockere is at rank #18,321, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɔkəʁə].
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 49472, this pair ranks #1,210,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leckerer vs lockere
Shared letters: ceklr. Private to "leckerer": -. Private to "lockere": o.
"leckerer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "lockere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leckerer" and "lockere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leckerer" vs "lockere" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leckerer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lockere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,210,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leckerer" and "lockere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lockere 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 #1,210,249 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.