# lackey vs Locke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lackey
*noun · IPA /ˈlæ.ki/ · frequency rank #34,153*
A footman, a liveried male servant.

### Locke
*name · IPA /lɒk/ · frequency rank #14,355*
An English surname — famously held by

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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