Which to use
“locket” and “locks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,714
- “locket” frequency rank
- #7,810
- “locks” frequency rank
- 41524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locket | locks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item. | plural of lock |
Where the eye mixes locket and locks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between locket and locks
A purely visual mix-up. locket (/ˈlɒkɪt/) and locks (/lɒks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locket is recorded at frequency rank #33,714, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɒkɪt/. locks is at rank #7,810, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɒks/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41524, this pair ranks #257,573 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locket vs locks
Shared letters: cklo. Private to "locket": et. Private to "locks": s.
"locket" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "locks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "locket" and "locks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "locket" vs "locks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "locket" and "locks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "locket" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "locks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,573 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locket" and "locks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "locket vs lockup". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #257,573 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.