# Locke vs locum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### locum
*noun · IPA /ˈləʊkəm/ · frequency rank #47,732*
Ellipsis of locum tenens.

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