# locks vs locust

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### locks
*noun · IPA /lɒks/ · frequency rank #7,810*
plural of lock

### locust
*noun · IPA /ˈləʊ.kəst/ · frequency rank #28,979*
Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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