Which to use
“locken” is a verb and “locker” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,692
- “locken” frequency rank
- #2,909
- “locker” frequency rank
- 9601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locken | locker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Locken ins Haar machen | durchlässig, nicht dicht |
Where the eye mixes locken and locker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: locken vs locker
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: locken is [ˈlɔkn̩] while locker is [ˈlɔkɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “locken” becomes r in “locker”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locken is recorded at frequency rank #6,692, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlɔkn̩]. locker is at rank #2,909, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɔkɐ].
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 9601, this pair ranks #1,979,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of locken vs locker
Shared letters: ceklo. Private to "locken": n. Private to "locker": r.
"locken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "locker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "locken" and "locker" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "locken" or "locker" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "locken" and "locker" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "locken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "locker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locken" and "locker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "locken vs Lotsen". 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 #1,979,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.