Which to use
“leckerer” and “lockerer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,151
- “leckerer” frequency rank
- #16,772
- “lockerer” frequency rank
- 47923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leckerer | lockerer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs lecker | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs locker |
Where the eye mixes leckerer and lockerer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. leckerer and lockerer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: leckerer vs lockerer
A purely visual mix-up. leckerer ([ˈlɛkəʁɐ]) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “leckerer” becomes o in “lockerer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47923, 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]. 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 47923, this pair ranks #1,267,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leckerer vs lockerer
Shared letters: ceklr. Private to "leckerer": -. Private to "lockerer": o.
"leckerer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "lockerer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leckerer" and "lockerer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leckerer" or "lockerer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leckerer" and "lockerer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leckerer" 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 #1,267,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leckerer" 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 #1,267,166 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.