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“Lok” and “Loks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,122
- “Lok” frequency rank
- #41,325
- “Loks” frequency rank
- 53447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lok | Loks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lokomotive | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lok |
Where the eye mixes Lok and Loks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Lok with Loks
A purely visual mix-up. Lok ([lɔk]) and Loks ([lɔks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Lok” sits inside “Loks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lok is recorded at frequency rank #12,122, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɔk]. Loks is at rank #41,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɔks].
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 53447, this pair ranks #1,057,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lok vs Loks
Shared letters: klo. Private to "Lok": -. Private to "Loks": s.
"Lok" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Loks" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Loks ← lloks · lokks · lokss · losk · olks
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lok" and "Loks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Lok" or "Loks"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Lok" and "Loks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lok" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Loks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,057,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lok" and "Loks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loks vs Loses". 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 #1,057,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.