lockern
German, verb/ˈlɔkɐn/
lockern is spelled L-O-C-K-E-R-N (7 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written German, the 23,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lockern is a German verb meaning “to loosen, to ease (grip), to relax (standards)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “locker machen”.
What does lockern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to loosen, to ease (grip), to relax (standards)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. locker machen 2. locker werden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lockern
- lockert present singular third-person
- lockerte past
- gelockert participle past
- haben auxiliary
- lockernd participle present
- lockre first-person indicative present
- lockere first-person indicative present
- locker first-person indicative present
- lockerst indicative present second-person
- lockerest second-person singular subjunctive
- lockrest second-person singular subjunctive
- lockeret plural second-person subjunctive
- lockret plural second-person subjunctive
- lockerten first-person indicative plural
- lockertest indicative preterite second-person
- lockertet indicative plural preterite
- lockere! imperative singular
- lockert! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lockern?
- /ˈlɔkɐn/
- [ˈlɔkɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lockern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lockern in German?
lockern appears 2.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).