Which to use
“locke” is a verb and “looks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,327
- “locke” frequency rank
- #28,298
- “looks” frequency rank
- 48625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locke | looks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs locken | Plural des Substantivs look |
Letter map: locke vs looks
Shared letters muted; letters that set locke and looks apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. locke (CVCCV) and looks (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - locke and looks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: locke is averb and looksanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48625, 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]. looks is at rank #28,298, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 48625, this pair ranks #1,241,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locke vs looks
Shared letters: klo. Private to "locke": ce. Private to "looks": s.
"locke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "looks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "locke" for "looks" ever safe?
Which is more common, "locke" or "looks"?
Useful next steps
Pair "locke" vs "looks" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "locke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "looks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,241,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locke" and "looks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "looks vs puzzles". 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 #1,241,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.