# licked vs locked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### licked
*adjective · IPA /lɪkt/ · frequency rank #20,692*
Having been the target of a lick; touched by a tongue.

### locked
*verb · IPA /lɒkt/ · frequency rank #3,438*
simple past and past participle of lock

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/licked-vs-locked