Which to use
“locke” is a verb and “loque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,583
- “locke” frequency rank
- #46,272
- “loque” frequency rank
- 65855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locke | loque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe locker. | Étoffe réduite en lambeaux par suite de l’usure. |
Same sound, different letters: locke vs loque
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - locke / loque
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: locke 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
locke is recorded at frequency rank #19,583, 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 65855, this pair ranks #70,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of locke vs loque
Shared letters: elo. Private to "locke": ck. Private to "loque": qu.
"locke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "loque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "locke" and "loque" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "locke" vs "loque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"locke" and "loque" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "locke" 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 #70,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locke" 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 #70,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.