locken
/lɒkən/adjective, verb
locken is spelled L-O-C-K-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, locken means “Locked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in locken?
| Letters | 6: L-O-C-K-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is locken?
Locken appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce locken?
- UK /lɒkən/
- UK /lɒkn̩/
Locken has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of locken
- more locken comparative
- most locken superlative
- lucken
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does locken mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Locked.
- 2
Webbed (of hands or toes).
locken fingers
- 3
Stingy, tight-fisted.
The locken hands do not give much.
- 4
Knit (of brows), also close-set, contracted.
She stood there stock-still, her brows locken.
verb
- 1
past participle of lock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).