Which to use
“lock” is a verb and “loque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,485
- “lock” frequency rank
- #46,272
- “loque” frequency rank
- 66757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lock | loque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de locken. | Étoffe réduite en lambeaux par suite de l’usure. |
Same sound, different letters: lock vs loque
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - lock / loque
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lock and loque carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɔk\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lock is recorded at frequency rank #20,485, classified as averb, pronounced \lɔk\. loque is at rank #46,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔk\.
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 66757, this pair ranks #66,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lock vs loque
Shared letters: lo. Private to "lock": ck. Private to "loque": equ.
"lock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lock" and "loque" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "lock" or "loque" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "lock" / "loque". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "lock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lock" and "loque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laroque vs loque". 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 #66,388 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.