# locket

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɒkɪt/ · frequency rank #33,714

## Definitions
1. A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item.
2. The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard.
3. A small white marking on a cat's coat.

## Etymology
From French loquet, from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman loc, itself from Old English loc, whence lock.

## Easily confused with
- **locks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locket-vs-locks)
- **looked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locket-vs-looked)
- **locust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locket-vs-locust)
- **lowkey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locket-vs-lowkey)
- **lockup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locket-vs-lockup)
- **lockout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locket-vs-lockout)
- **Lockett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locket-vs-lockett)
- **lock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lock-vs-locket)
- **Locke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-locket)
- **locked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locked-vs-locket)
- **locker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-locket)
- **lacked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacked-vs-locket)
- **licked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/licked-vs-locket)
- **lackey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lackey-vs-locket)

## Common misspellings (8)
`lcoket`, `llocket`, `loccket`, `locekt`, `lockket`, `lockte`, `lokcet`, `olcket`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/locket