# lobed vs locked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lobed
*adjective · IPA /loʊbd/ · frequency rank #48,330*
Having lobes.

### 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.
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