# lock vs locken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lock
*verb · IPA [lɔk] · frequency rank #21,345*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs locken

### locken
*verb · IPA [ˈlɔkn̩] · frequency rank #6,692*
Locken ins Haar machen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lock-vs-locken