English homophones

locks/lox

"locks" (#7,810 written frequency) beats "lox" (#44,312) in this 2-word /lɒks/ cluster. Size rank #133 of 1,007 English groups.

Data vintage 2026-09-03

Frequency splits the cluster

These 2 spellings keep the same /lɒks/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "locks" leads at #7,810, with "lox" trailing at #44,312.

Shared letters across locks, lox: lo. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

Write "locks" when you mean: plural of lock
Write "lox" when you mean: Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.

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noun · /lɒks/ · #7,810 frequency

plural of lock

noun · /lɒks/ · #44,312 frequency

Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.

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"locks" is the most frequent headword in this 2-spelling cluster (rank #7,810 in English). Full entry
Among English homophone groups, a cluster of 2 spellings ranks #133 by size (1,007 groups in this vintage). Corpus statistics
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Each spelling in "locks, lox" has its own headword page with definition, IPA, and misspelling variants. First entry

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