# locken vs locker

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### locker
*adjective · IPA [ˈlɔkɐ] · frequency rank #2,909*
durchlässig, nicht dicht

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