Which to use
“locking” and “lodging” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,231
- “locking” frequency rank
- #16,273
- “lodging” frequency rank
- 26504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locking | lodging |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gerund of lock: the act by which something is locked. | A place to live or lodge. |
Letter map: locking vs lodging
Shared letters muted; letters that set locking and lodging apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - locking / lodging
locking and lodging are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locking is recorded at frequency rank #10,231, classified as anoun. lodging is at rank #16,273, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪŋ/.
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 26504, this pair ranks #386,223 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locking vs lodging
Shared letters: gilno. Private to "locking": ck. Private to "lodging": d.
"locking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "lodging" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "locking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lodging" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,223 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locking" and "lodging" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lodging vs loring". 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 #386,223 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.