Which to use
“locke” and “lockere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,327
- “locke” frequency rank
- #18,321
- “lockere” frequency rank
- 38648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locke | lockere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs locken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lockern |
Where the eye mixes locke and lockere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. locke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lockere's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses locke with lockere
A purely visual mix-up. locke ([ˈlɔkə]) and lockere ([ˈlɔkəʁə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “locke” sits inside “lockere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locke is recorded at frequency rank #20,327, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlɔkə]. 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 38648, this pair ranks #1,558,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of locke vs lockere
Shared letters: ceklo. Private to "locke": -. Private to "lockere": r.
"locke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lockere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "locke" and "lockere" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "locke" or "lockere"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "locke" and "lockere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "locke" 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 #1,558,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locke" and "lockere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "locke vs Lübke". 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 #1,558,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.