Which to use
“locke” is a verb and “luck” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,583
- “locke” frequency rank
- #22,927
- “luck” frequency rank
- 42510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | locke | luck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe locker. | Chance. |
Where the eye mixes locke and luck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses locke with luck
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: locke is \lɔk\ while luck is \lʌk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42510, 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\. luck is at rank #22,927, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lʌk\.
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 42510, this pair ranks #225,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of locke vs luck
Shared letters: ckl. Private to "locke": eo. Private to "luck": u.
"locke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "luck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "locke" and "luck" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "locke" or "luck"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "locke" and "luck" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "locke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "locke" and "luck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "luck vs lure". 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 #225,073 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.