locktvslooksConfusable pair

Quick tell: lockt is a verb, looks is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lockt” is a verb and “looks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,530
“lockt” frequency rank
#28,298
“looks” frequency rank
40828
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lockt looks
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs locken Plural des Substantivs look

Letter map: lockt vs looks

Shared letters muted; letters that set lockt and looks apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
lockt
5 ch
looks

Role in the sentence - lockt and looks

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lockt 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 40828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lockt is recorded at frequency rank #12,530, classified as averb, pronounced [lɔkt]. 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 40828, this pair ranks #1,497,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lockt vs looks

Shared letters: klo. Private to "lockt": ct. Private to "looks": s.

"lockt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "looks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • locktlcokt · llockt · locckt · lockkt · locktt · loctk · lokct · olckt
  • looksllooks · lokos · lookks · lookss · loosk · oloks

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lockt" and "looks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lockt" is a verb and "looks" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lockt" or "looks"?
"lockt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,530 in our German list, against #28,298 for "looks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lockt" and "looks".

  • Full dictionary entry for "lockt" 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 #1,497,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lockt" 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 #1,497,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list