# locker vs lockern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lockern
*verb · IPA [ˈlɔkɐn] · frequency rank #23,223*
locker machen

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