Locke

/lɒk/

//lɒk// name

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"locke" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Locke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,355
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An English surname — famously held by

Corpus desk

Index EN-locke · Locke · English

Locke · rank #14,355 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,355
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH logos

Nearest frequency peer: logos (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Locke”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Locke” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Locke vs love
40% similar
Locke vs look
40% similar
Locke vs lose
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Locke
PropertyValue
HeadwordLocke
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/lɒk/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,355
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Locke”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Lockelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “logos” (#14,356), “lite” (#14,353), “lurking” (#14,357). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Locke” is #14,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Locke (IPA /lɒk/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,355 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Locke, with forms such as "lcoke", "llocke", and "loccke". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "love", "look", "lose", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: * As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock. * As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”). * As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok. The correct English form is Locke, spelled L-O-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An English surname — famously held by
  2. 2
    An English surname — famously held by:
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:
  6. 6
    A number of places in the United States:

Etymology

* As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock. * As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”). * As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoke
  • llocke
  • loccke
  • locek
  • lockke
  • lokce
  • olcke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Locke - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lcoke2llocke1loccke1locek2lockke1lokce2olcke2
Edit distance from "Locke"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Locke"?
"Locke" is spelled L-O-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /lɒk/.
What does "Locke" mean?
As a proper noun, "Locke" means: An English surname — famously held by
What words are commonly confused with "Locke"?
"Locke" is commonly confused with "love", "look", "lose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Locke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Locke" is /lɒk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Locke"?
* As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock. * As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”). * As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Locke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

logos#14,356Jonah#14,347Franz#14,328quota#14,389

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list