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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lockt" and "looks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lockt" or "looks"?
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.